Melut

Melut is a community in the Melut County of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Melut County.

==Location== The town is on the east bank of the White Nile, just below the point where the Adar River enters the Nile. The region is one of wide, flat and low lying plains with black cotton soils, covered by Savannah grasslands and acacia trees. The River Nile and its small seasonal tributaries are the main sources of drinking water, fishing grounds and water for cattle, particularly in the dry season. The river Nile is also the main transportation route. The largest communities in the county are Dinka, Shilluk, Burun, Fur, Nubian and Nuer people. Most people relay on agro-pastoralism for a living, and engage in small scale trading.