Malakal is a

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in the

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. Previously, it was a part of Upper Nile,

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Administrative divisions

Malakal county is divided into 6 Payams * Central Malakal * Eastern Malakal * Northern Malakal * Southern Malakal * Lelo * Ogot

References

Upper Nile (state) Counties of South Sudan {{SouthSudan-geo-stub