Kapoeta South County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

, with headquarters in Kapoeta

Kapoeta

Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Eastern Equatoria State, in southeastern South Sudan.-Location:The town lies on the east bank of the Singaita River...

 town.
The county logo is a ram with horns and slightly bent tail.
The county includes the Kapoeta Town, Machi and Namorunyang

Namorunyang

Namorunyang is a village and Payam of Kapoeta South County in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan.There has been a long history of conflict between the Toposa of Namorunyang and Bunio and the Didinga of Budi County....

 Payams.

During the Second Sudanese Civil War

Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....

 (1983-2005) the Sudanese Armed Forces laid a Barrier Minefield around the town of Kapoeta. In a ceremony in July 2007 the Mines Advisory Group

Mines Advisory Group

The Mines Advisory Group is a Non-Governmental Organisation , which assists people affected by landmines, unexploded ordnance and SALW ....

 (MAG) declared a section of this land 86888 square metres (935,254.6 sq ft) in area free of mines and available for farming. MAG planned to continue mine clearance to provide access to grazing land and room for settlements.

The town and county are served by Kapoeta Airport

Kapoeta Airport

-Location:Kapoeta Airport is located in Kapoeta South County in Eastern Equatoria State, in the town of Kapoeta, near the International borders with Kenya and Uganda. The airport is located approximately , north of the central business district of Kapoeta....

, a small single-runway facility.
The Kapoeta Mission Hospital in Longeleya Payam was established immediately after the Sudan People's Liberation Army

Sudan People's Liberation Army

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...

 (SPLA) took control in June 2002. The hospital has an estimated catchment population of 490,000, growing fast with the influx of returnees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) and other attracted to the town for work or trade.

In June 2008 the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

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 officially opened the office of the SNV (Netherlands Development Organization

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a non-profit, international development organisation, established in the Netherlands in 1965.SNV aims to alleviate poverty by enabling increased income and employment opportunities and increasing access to basic services...

) in a ceremony attended by State Governor Brigadier General Aloisio Ojetuk Emor. SNV is dedicated to improving the capabilities of local government.
On 4 February 2011 the U.S. Consul General in Juba and Eastern Equatoria state Governor Louis Lobong Lojore formally opened an 894-kilowatt power plant in Kapoeta, built using funding from USAID.