Wentawo

Part of the Nuer Zone, Wanthoa is bordered on the south by Akobo, on the west and north by South Sudan, on the east by Jikaw, and on the southeast by Anuak Zone; the Akobo River to the west and the Baro River on the north define Wanthoa's boundaries with South Sudan.

The terrain in Wanthoa is predominantly swampy, with few distinguishing high points; elevations range around 410 meters above sea level.

Between 2001 and 2007, the northern kebeles were split from Akobo woreda to create Wanthoa.

[1] Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 20,970, of whom 10,991 are men and 9,979 women; with an area of 887.74 square kilometers, Wentawo has a population density of 23.62, which is less than the Zone average of 23.79 persons per square kilometer.

The majority of the inhabitants said they were Protestant, with 92.82% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 3.22% practiced traditional religions, 1.89% were Catholic, and 1.58% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.