Awerial is a County in Lakes State, central South Sudan.

The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000 internally displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby Bor .

[2] The town is also the seat of an Anglican Bishopric.

The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000 internally displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby Bor .

[2] The town is also the seat of an Anglican Bishopric.