Gbudwe State was a

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that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was created from

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state. Tambura State was split from Gbudwe State on January 14, 2017. Gbudwe State was located in the

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region. Gbudwe bordered the states of

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, Tambura, and Western Lakes, and also the province of

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in the

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and

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in the

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. The state had a population of 364,272 in 2008.

History

Before the creation of the state, Gbudwe State was part of

. On 2 October 2015, President

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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. Patrick Raphael was appointed Governor on 24 December 2015. On 22 February 2020, a peace deal ending the

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reverted the 28 states back into the original 10 states. Gbudwe State has since been reincorporated into Western Equatoria.

Geography

Gbudwe State is located in the

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and the state bordered the states of

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to the north, Lol State to the northwest,

Tonj State Tonj State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Wau to the west, Gbudwe to the southwest, Gogrial to the northwest, Northern Liech to the ...

to the northeast, as well as the Congolese province of

to the south,

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to the east, the Central African region of

to the west, and

Western Lakes State Western Lakes was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and was part of the former state of Lakes State. It bordered Amadi State, Eastern Lakes State, Gbudwe S ...

to the northeast.

Administrative divisions

After the original states split up, Gbudwe State broke down even further for a total of 13 counties in the state. The 13 counties are part of the 180 counties in South Sudan. Also, each county receives a county commissioner. The 13 counties are consisted of the following: * Former

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: ** Basukangbi ** Nzara ** Sakure * Former

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: ** Ezo ** Naandi * Former

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: ** Nagero * Former Tombura County: ** Mopoi ** Ri-Yubu ** Tombura * Former

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: ** Bangazagino ** Bangasu ** Yambio

Towns and cities

The capital of Gbudwe State was Yambio, located in Yambio County. The city had an estimated population of around 31,700 in 2011. Other towns and villages in the state include

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, Nzara, and Tombura.

References

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