Aweil State was a state in
South Sudan
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that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.
It was located in the
Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders
Gogrial to the east,
Lol to the west,
Aweil East to the north, and
Wau to the south. Its capital and largest city was
Aweil.
History
The area was originally part of the state of
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Northern Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the ...
. On 2 October 2015, President
Salva Kiir
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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 the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.
Ronald Ruai Deng Ronald Ruai Deng has been the Governor of Aweil State, South Sudan since 24 December 2015. He is the first governor of the state, which was created by President Salva Kiir
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*Francisco Salva Campillo ( ...
was appointed Governor on 24 December.
On 22 February 2020, a compromise led President Salva Kiir to revert the map of South Sudan to its original ten states.
Aweil State is now reincorporated into Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
Government
The current Aweil state was formed on October 2, 2015, and adopted government similar to the
South Sudanese Government. The state currently has a stable government. The first governor of Aweil State was
Ronald Ruai Deng Ronald Ruai Deng has been the Governor of Aweil State, South Sudan since 24 December 2015. He is the first governor of the state, which was created by President Salva Kiir
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*Francisco Salva Campillo ( ...
and was appointed as Governor on 24 December 2015.
Geography
Administrative divisions
After the split up, Aweil State broke down even further for a total of 8 counties, which were created in April 2016. The 8 counties were consisted of the following:
Gurtong
* Former Aweil Center County
Aweil Center County is an administrative area in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
References
Counties of South Sudan
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
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:
** Aroyo; headquarters: Aroyo
** Bar-mayen; headquarters: Pongo
* Former Aweil South County
Introduction
Aweil South County, sometimes called Paliet, is an administrative area in Northern Barh el Ghazal, South Sudan bordering Warrap State to the south. It is located in the south eastern part of NBGs. It is also known by the name Pal ...
:
** Ajak; headquarters: Malek-Alel
** Ajuet; headquarters: Rum-Tiit
** Buoncuai; headquarters: Akoc
** Chimel; headquarters: Udhum
** Kongder; headquarters: Gakrol
** Mayom Wel; headquarters: Mayom Wel
Alongside to the creation of the 8 counties, Aweil State also contained the municipality of Aweil.
References
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Bahr el Ghazal
States of South Sudan