It lies on both the east and west bank of the White Nile north of Juba The word "Terekeka" is a combination of two words; "Tirgigi", a kind of hard shrub and "Terere" an open hard ground usually found in the middle of shrub trees.

The local referral of "Terere i Tirgigi lukata" became shortened and distorted to create the current name, "Terekeka".

The current commissioner for Terekeka County is Warnyank Lukö Buyu who replaced James Lino Malou in a republican decree by President Salva Kiir in November 2022.

The Nile River runs down the eastern bank of Terekeka Town and Lake Madi is located in the county’s west.

The government conducted a disarmament exercise in Terekeka county in 2009, leaving the Mundari people less well armed than the Dinka and less able to defend themselves.

Fish are caught during the dry season (January to March) using locally manufactured spears, nets and hooks.

The Mundari residing in this county share proximity to Bari and Dinka groups, which has at times led to conflict over access to water and land between local armed militias, both of which are needed to sustain livelihoods related to agriculture and animal husbandry (UNICEF, 2003).

[7] While there has been no major fighting between government and opposition forces in Terekeka following the outbreak of civil war in December 2013, its strategic location between along the Juba-Bor highway has made it vulnerable to movement of armed groups and associated displacement and food insecurity.

For example, thousands of residents were displaced and sought refuge in the islands of the Nile River or bush around the Juba-Bor highway.

This dispute resulted in heightened tensions in the area and skirmishes between the SPLA and local armed groups (ICG, 2016).

In May 2016, fighting broke out between SPLA forces and what were most likely Mundari militia during the inauguration ceremony for the new county government.

Since the signing of the R-ARCISS peace agreement in 2018, the security situation in relation to the civil war has stabilized, however communal clashes continue to impact the area (REACH, 2019).