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{{short description|Time zone used in South Sudan}} |
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| offset = [[UTC+02:00]] |
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| adopted = 1 February 2021 |
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== History == |
== History == |
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{{see also|Time in Sudan#History}} |
{{see also|Time in Sudan#History}} |
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Upon the [[independence of South Sudan]] from [[Sudan]] on 9 July 2011, it observed [[East Africa Time]] (EAT; [[UTC+03:00]]).<ref name="IANA"/> On 1 February 2021, South Sudan moved its time |
Upon the [[independence of South Sudan]] from [[Sudan]] on 9 July 2011, it observed [[East Africa Time]] (EAT; [[UTC+03:00]]).<ref name="IANA"/> On 1 February 2021, South Sudan moved its time back one hour to the [[UTC offset]] +02:00, adopting Central Africa Time.<ref name="af"/> |
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== IANA time zone database == |
== IANA time zone database == |
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! UTC offset !! DST |
! UTC offset !! DST |
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*[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/south_sudan Time in South Sudan] at ''TimeAndDate.com'' |
*[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/south_sudan Time in South Sudan] at ''TimeAndDate.com'' |
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{{Africa topic|Time in}} |
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[[Category:Geography of South Sudan]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 10 June 2024
| Time in South Sudan | |
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| Time zone | Central Africa Time |
| Initials | CAT |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Adopted | 1 February 2021 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Africa/Juba | |
Time in South Sudan is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as Central Africa Time (CAT; UTC+02:00).[1][2] South Sudan has observed CAT since 1 February 2021.[3] The country does not have an associated daylight saving time.[2]
History
[edit]Upon the independence of South Sudan from Sudan on 9 July 2011, it observed East Africa Time (EAT; UTC+03:00).[4] On 1 February 2021, South Sudan moved its time back one hour to the UTC offset +02:00, adopting Central Africa Time.[3]
IANA time zone database
[edit]In the IANA time zone database, South Sudan is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Africa/Juba. "SS" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for South Sudan directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[4]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
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| SS | +0451+03137 | Africa/Juba | +02:00 | +02:00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ South Sudan. "time difference: UTC+2". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b South Sudan Time Zone. TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Rédaction Africanews (29 January 2021) South Sudan to switch new time zone in February. Africanews. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Africa at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Current time in South Sudan at Time.is
- Time in South Sudan at TimeAndDate.com
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