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Central Equatoria
Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the state. It was renamed Central Equatoria in the first Interim Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2005 under the government of Southern Sudan. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital, Juba, is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2, 2015, the state was split into three states: Jubek, Terekeka, and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. Administrative divisions Central Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan, is subdivided into counties, which are further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county is led by a County Commissioner, appointed by the State Governor in consultation wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yei River County
Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria, the area is a cradle land of the Kakwa tribe under the Bari ethnic speaking groups. But as time went on and development began it started hosting many people from different parts of South Sudan and other neighbouring countries. Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is the current commissioner for Yei River County. He was appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit as recommended by Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Demography The Baka,Mundu,avokaya and keliko tribes are among some of the permanent settlers currently in the area of Yei. South Sudan. Yei River County is divided into smaller sub regions called payams in South Sudan. There are five payams currently, they are: Yei Town payam, Otogo payam, Mugwo payam, Tore payam, Lasu payam. The county was divided into four counties in April 2016 with the three new counties Otogo,Mugwo and Tore being carved from part of its area.Meanwhile in 2020 the divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of South Sudan
The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal (northwest), Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into Counties of Southern Sudan, 79 counties. In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 that was previously established . The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties challenged the constitutionality of this decree and the decree was referred to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November, the South Sudanese parliament approved the creation of the new states. In January 2017, President Salva Kiir stated a decreed of further subdivision of the country from 28 into 32 states. In February 2020, as a result of a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yei River State
Yei River State was a state in South Sudan that existed between the date of 2 October 2015 upto 22 February 2020. Location It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Maridi and Amadi to the north, Jubek to the northeast, and Imatong to the east. Yei River State, along with Jubek State and Terekeka State was part of the former state of Central Equatoria. The capital and largest city of Yei River State is Yei, South Sudan, with the city having an estimated population of 260,720 in 2014. History On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November of that year, the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongalla, South Sudan
Mongalla or Mangalla is a Payam in Juba County, Central Equatoria State in South Sudan, on the east side of the Bahr al Jebel or White Nile river. It lies about 75 km by road northeast of Juba. The towns of Terekeka and Bor lie downstream, north of Mongalla. During the colonial era, Mongalla was capital of Mongalla Province, which reached south to Uganda and east towards Ethiopia. On 7 December 1917 the last of the northern Sudanese troops were withdrawn from Mongalla, replaced by Equatorial troops. These southern and at least nominally Christian troops remained the only permanent garrison of the town and province until their mutiny in August 1955. Mongalla and the surrounding province was then absorbed into Equatoria Province in 1956. The town was taken and retaken more than once during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). An experimental station was established to grow sugar at Mongalla in the 1950s, and there were plans to establish commercial operations. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajo Keji
Kajo Keji, also spelled Kajokaji, Kajukeji, Kajo-keji and Kago Kaju, is a town in South Sudan. Location Kajo Keji is part of the six counties of Central Equatoria (one of the ten states of South Sudan). It is approximately , by road, south of Juba, the capital of and largest city in South Sudan. It lies near the state border with Eastern Equatoria State and close to the international border with Uganda, to the south. The town of Nimule lies approximately by road southeast of Kajo Keji, at the point where the Victoria Nile leaves Uganda to enter South Sudan. The coordinates of Kajo Keji are:3°50'57.0"N, 31°39'28.0"E (Latitude:3.849167; Longitude:31.657778). Payams 1.liwolo 2.kangapo 1 3.kangapo 2 Bomas √bori √logu √wudu √jokat 4.ngepo 5.lire Overview Kajo Keji and the surrounding community are home to the Kuku people. The town is home to the headquarters of the Anglican Diocese of Kajo Keji, with Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi being the prelate. Equity Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajo Keji County
Kajo Keji County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Phanuel Dumo is the Commissioner of Kajo Keji County who replaced the SPLM-IO nominated Commissioner Kenyi Eresto Michael as decreed by President Salva Kiir in November 2021 upon recommendation from Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Demography Economy and Livelihoods Central Equatoria State is where Kajo-Keji County is found. It shares borders with Juba County in the north, Lainya County in the west, Magwi County in the east (which is part of Eastern Equatoria State), and Uganda in the south. In the east of the county, the hills and mountains of the Nyiri range separate Kajo-Keji from the White Nile. FEWSNET (2018) says that Kajo-Keji County is in the area where people live off of maize and cassava. According to a 2013 IOM assessment, most people live off of subsistence farming (39%) and raising livestock (39%) and a small number also fish (6%). The county has a lot of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terekeka County
Terekeka County is an administrative division of Central Equatoria in South Sudan. And it is the headquarter of other Mundari counties and boma, it's lying on the west bank of the White Nile 85 north of Juba. "Terekeka" means "the forgotten" in Mundari local dialect. The current commissioner for Terekeka County is Warnyank Laku Buyu who replaced James Lino Malou in a republican decree by President Salva Kiir in November 2022. Location Terekeka County is located at the northern edge of Central Equatoria State. It borders Juba County to the south, Western Equatoria State to the west, Lakes State and Jonglei State to the north, and Eastern Equatoria State to the east. The county contains both low lying swamps and hills in the southern portion of the county. The Nile River runs down the eastern bank of Terekeka Town and Lake Madi is located in the county’s west. Terekeka was carved out of Juba County in 2001. The main inhabitants of Terekeka county are the Mundari people. In Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morobo County
Morobo County is a county in the Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lugbara. The people in Morobo are farmers doing local farming mostly for food and some for sale. Morobo is part of the green belt of South Sudan. There has been sporadic violence in Morobo County since the end of the establishment of South Sudan at the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War. The UN is working with local people to address these issues. Joseph Mawa is the current commissioner of Morobo County. Demography Payams of Morobo Morobo has five payams: * Gulumbi * Kimba * Lujule West * Panyume * Wudabi Economy and Livelihood Morobo County is located in the state of Central Equatoria. It is bounded to the north-west by Yei County, to the north-east by Lainya County, to the south-east by Uganda, and to the south-west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The county is located in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lainya County
Lainya is a county in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan.Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan Radio Tamazuj Emmanuel Khamis Richard is the current commissioner of Lainya County. It is bounded to the north-east by , to the south-east by Kajo-Keji County, to the south-west by , and to the west by Yei River County. It also shares tight borders with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juba County
Juba County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. It was the largest county in Central Equatoria and one of the largest in the entire region of Equatoria. Its county seat was Juba, the state capital of Central Equatoria and the national capital of the Republic of South Sudan. Its population according to the disputed 2008 census conducted by the Republic of the Sudan, prior to South Sudanese independence, was 372,413. In 2015, the county was turned into the state of Jubek. Political geography As of 2011, the county's ''Payams'', or sub-counties, included Bungu, Dollo (or Dolo), Ganji, Gondokoro, Lirya, Lo'bonok, Lokiliri, Mangalla (or Mangala), Northern Bari, Rejaf, Rokon, Tijor, and Wonduruba, the latter of which was administrated by Central Equatoria state. Former ''payams'' that became defunct before independence included Jokala, Juba, Kator, and Muniki. In March 2011, Juba, Kator, and Muniki ''payams'' were consolidated into Juba proper under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
