Latjoor was a state in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the
Greater Upper Nile
The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile, a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.
History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011 al ...
region and it bordered
Eastern Nile
Eastern Nile was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 14 January 2017 when it was divided into Central Upper Nile State and Northern Upper Nile State. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it was part of t ...
to the north,
Eastern Bieh
Bieh State (previously named Eastern Bieh State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Fangak to the west, Central Upper Nile to the ...
to the south, and
Ethiopia
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to the east.
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.
Peter Lam Both was appointed Governor on 24 December.
Conor Twomey has raised publicity.
Administrative divisions
The state consisted of 5 counties created in April 2016:
*
horow North County*
alow County*
hior County*
lang County
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*
anding County*
ewer County*
uakpiny/Nasir County*
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States of South Sudan
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