Gok was a state in

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that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the

Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (Arabic بحر الغزال , also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḩr al-Ghazāl'', ''Bahr el-Gazel'', or versions of these without the hyphen) may refer to two distinct places, both named after ephemeral or dry rivers. Chad ...

region, and was formerly part of the Lakes State. Gok State bordered

Tonj Tonj is a city in South Sudan. Location The city is located in ''Tonj South County'', Warrap State, in northwest South Sudan. Its location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. It lies on ...

to the west and Western Lakes to the east. The state had a population of 117,755 in 2008 and an estimated population of 174,460 in 2014.

History

Before the creation of Gok State, the state was formerly part of Lakes State. On 2 October 2015, President

Salva Kiir Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People *Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist * Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor * Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder *Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951), South ...

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. Madang Majok was appointed Governor on 24 December.

Geography

Gok State is located in the

region, and is one of the smallest states. Gok State borders

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 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 east.

Administrative divisions

Gok State is currently consisted of nine counties. These counties are Cueibet ''(county seat: Cueibet)'', Abiriu ''(county seat: Abiriu)'', Duony ''(county seat: Duony)'', Waat ''(county seat: Pagor)'', Anyar Nguan ''(county seat: Tiaptiap)'', and Malou-Pech ''(county seat: Malou)' Citcok''(County Seat Citcok)'' Ngap ''(county Seat Ngap. ''Gok originally consisted only of a single county ''(Cueibet County)''. But as of 12 January plan 2019, Four more new counties were established, to bring a total number of fourteen .

Towns and cities

The capital of the state is the town of Cueibet. The town is located in Cueibet County, and is also the capital of the state.

References

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