The post at Kapoeta was established by Captain Knollys, who reached the river in January 1927.

[2] This location lies approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi), by road, east of Juba, the capital and largest city of South Sudan.

[5] The main road from Lokichogio, Kenya to the capital city of Juba, South Sudan, runs through Kapoeta.

Kapoeta town sits in a land dominated by the Toposa ethnic group.

The Didinga also live in the area, but they are farmers and tend to inhabit the fertile, wetter hills, whereas the cattle-centric Toposa people dominate the plains.