Upper Nile is a
state in
South Sudan. The
White Nile
The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color. ...
flowes through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region of
Greater Upper Nile, of which it was part along with the states of
Unity and
Jonglei. It had an area of .
Malakal was the capital of the state. The town of
Kodok, the location of the
Fashoda Incident that ended the "
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa, also called the Partition of Africa, or Conquest of Africa, was the invasion, annexation, division, and colonisation of Africa, colonization of most of Africa by seven Western Europe, Western European powers during a ...
", was located in the state. Upper Nile seceded from
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.
In October 2015, the states of South Sudan were reorganized into 28 states by President
Salva Kiir
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People
*Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist
* Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor
* Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder
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. This was reversed as the result of a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
Counties
Upper Nile is subdivided into 13
Upper Nile
UNHCR, South Sudan. Retrieved July 18, 2011 counties:
* Baliet County
* Fashoda County
* Longechuk County
Longechuk is a county in the Upper Nile, South Sudan and previously a county of Upper Nile State
Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan. The White Nile flowes through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with th ...
* Maban County
* Malakal County
* Manyo County
* Maiwut County
* Melut County
* Nasir County
* Panyikang County
* Renk County
* Ulang County
* Akoka County
Newspapers and television
Most Upper Nile State citizens hawe limited access to news and other media information. In cities like Malakal, only a few officials could read weekly newspaper bulletins. The only TV station for the people of Upper Nile State is South Sudan Television. Although the Station works for only few hours, it is widely popular in the state capital. Some foreign TV stations are also broadcast in the area using portable satellite dishes.
See also
*2007 Sudan floods
On 3 July 2007, flash floods during Sudan's rainy season devastated much of the country's central, southern, and western regions. The Sudanese government referred to the floods as the "worst in living memory".
An estimated 200,000 Sudanese were ...
References
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States of South Sudan
Greater Upper Nile