[1] The city is situated on the east side of the White Nile (Bahr al Jabal River) at the southern extent of the sudd, South Sudan's vast central wetlands.

Bor is located on the eastern bank of White Nile River, a site where an ivory trading depot was established in the 1860s.

[2] In the early years of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Bor was a "wooding station" for steamers travelling along the White Nile (Bahr al Jabal River).

105 Battalion led by Alier Nhialmangardit staged a revolt against the oppressive Khartoum government in Malual-Chaat a garrison in Town of Bor, in May 1983, leading to the birth of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA).

This school produced the first indigenous Anglican bishop to be consecrated in Dinkaland, Rt.

In Malual-Chaat barrack, statues of liberators and destroyed weapons are conserved and exhibited at historical heritage site.

[citation needed] Following the 2013 South Sudanese coup d'état attempt, Bor was contested in several weeks of combat between the national army and rebels led by Riek Machar due to its influential status on national affairs.

[8] “The effects of climate change in South Sudan have led to unusually intense rains: flood waters have forced people from their homes, leaving them without sufficient food and water,” says Caroline Sekyewa, IRC country director in South Sudan.

[10] The economy depends on agricultural products, fishing, livestock and foreign investments in different sectors.

The university is named after John Garang de Mabior a former leader of Sudan People Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA).