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Western Equatoria is 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 th ...
. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria 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 1956. On October 2, 2011, the state was divided into Amadi, Maridi, and
Gbudwe Gbudwe Bazingbi (c.1835, also called Yambio) was the Azande King in South Sudan from 1870–1905. His real name was Mbio, which means "a kind of small antelope", but he renamed himself "Gbudwe", also written as Gbudue, meaning "to tear out ...
states, and
Tambura State Tambura 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 Rep ...
was split from Gbudwe state on January 14, 2015. Western Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.


History

Since the 16th century, Western Equatoria has been a home to the Avukaya, Azande,
Baka Baka, baká or BAKA may refer to: Ethnicities and languages * Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon), an African ethnic group * Baka people (Congo and South Sudan), an African ethnic group * Baka language, a dialect cluster of Cameroon and Gabon * Baka ...
, Moru, Mundu and Balanda. The Mahdist Revolt of the 1880s destabilized the nascent province, and Equatoria ceased to exist as an Egyptian outpost in 1889. Important settlements in Equatoria included Lado, Gondokoro, Dufile and Wadelai. European colonial maneuverings in the region came to a head in 1898, when the Fashoda Incident occurred at present-day Kodok; Britain and France almost went to war over the region. 1In 1947, British hopes to join South Sudan with Uganda, while leaving Western Equatoria as part of Belgian Congo were dashed by the Juba Conference to unify North and South Sudan. In the middle of the twentieth century, after Sudan's independence in 1956, Western Equatorians sacrificed their life for over 5 decades liberating in movements for the independence of South Sudanese, including the Anya Nya led by, Joseph Lagu and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M), led by
John Garang John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) after the Second Sudanese Civil War, the comprehensive peace agreeme ...
de Mabior, as they envisioned of New Sudan. Western Equatoria was also known as the breadbasket state for liberators during both civil wars. Western Equatoria was separated from its sister state of Eastern Equatoria, becoming a province in 1976 and the two Equatoria provinces were once again inaugurated into 3 statehoods of Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria in the midst of the 1990s. Hence, there was a plan to re-unify the 3 sister states back into regions after the implementation of South Sudan's federal system. But many suggested the three states should remain in place with each governor, while having a governor general to oversee the Greater Equatoria region.


Counties

There are 10 counties in Western Equatoria: *
Yambio County Yambio County is an administrative state capital of Western Equatoria State, South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. I ...
Capital: Yambio * Nzara County Capital:
Nzara Nzara is a town in Western Equatoria State. It lies to the northwest of Yambio by road, and is 25 km (15m) from the border with the DR Congo. Nzara was industrial center of the Azande Scheme also known as, Equatoria Project Scheme during ...
* Ibba County Capital: Ibba *
Ezo County Ezo County is an administrative area in Western Equatoria State Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equat ...
Capital:
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* Maridi County Capital: Maridi *
Tambura County Tambura County (spelled also as Tombura County) is an administrative area in Western Equatoria (before 22 February 2020 Tambura State), South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔ ...
Capital:
Tumbura Tumbura, sometimes spelled Tambora or Tambura, is a town in South Sudan. Location The town is located in Tambura County, Western Equatoria, in the western part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the Co ...
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Mundri West County Mundri West County is a small administrative area in Western Equatoria, 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 ...
Capital: Mundri * Mvolo County Capital: Mvolo *
Nagero County Nagero County is one of the 10 counties of Western Equatoria, a state of 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 ...
Capital: Nagero *
Mundri East County Mundri East County is an administrative area in Western Equatoria Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equ ...
Capital: Kedi'ba Other important towns in Western Equatoria were: Nagero, Duma, Namutina, Jambo, Rasul,
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, Tore, Muroko, Manguo, Mambe, Kotobi, Yarri, Farak Sika, Madebe, Bangasu, Rimenze, Bazungua, Makpandu, Nadiangere, Kua Diko, Ri-Rangu, Nabiapai, Gangura, Birisi, Ndoromo, Bangazagino, Sangua, Basukangbi Ringasi, Diabio, Yangiri, Ri-Kwangba, Bafuka, Naandi, Andari, Ri-Yubu, Mopai and Sakure.


Governor of Western Equatoria

* 1976 – 1982: H.E Barnaba Kisanga * 1982 – 1984: H.E Charles Ali Bilal * 1984 – 1984: H.E Samuel Abu-John Kabbashi **Lasted 7 days only on first term** * 1984 – 1985: H.E James Bazia * 1985 – 1987: H.E Brig. Dominic Kassiano Dombo * 1987 – 1989: H.E Raphael Zamoi * 1989 – 1991: H.E Brig. Dominic Dabi Monango * 1994 – 2005: ''***Due to war in the state, multiple Commissioners/Governors Governed based in Khartoum, Sudan***'' * 2005: H.E Maj. General Patrick Zamoi ''**Lasted 6–7 months only on first term**'' * 2005 – 2008: H.E Samuel Abu-John Kabbashi ''*Died in office*'' * 2008 – 2010: H.E
Jemma Nunu Kumba Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba (born 1966) is a South Sudanese politician. She is the current Minister of Gender, Child and Social Warfare of South Sudan. She founded the Sudan women Parliamentary Caucus in 2004 at the start of the comprehensive peace agr ...
* 2010 – 2015: H.E Col. Joseph B. Bakosoro * 2015: H.E Maj. General Patrick Zamoi ''*Served until the state was divided into multiple states, then served as Governor of Tombura State until Western Equatoria State was restored back to a single state*'' * 2015–2020: ''**State broken up; 6 successor state governors**'' * 2020 – present: H.E Maj. General Alfred Futiyo Karaba


Economy and demographics

The economy of Western Equatoria is largely agricultural, with high-quality timber being one of its most important products. Western Equatoria region is the home of the moru people, the second largest tribes in South Sudan, The zande, Baka, Avukaya, Bare, Bongo and Jur tribes.Gurton
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Retrieved: 22 September 2010


See also

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Central Equatoria Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the ...
* Eastern Equatoria *
Equatoria Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda, including Lake Albert and West Nile. It ...


References


External links


South Sudan Internet radio Equatorians Abroad Video of Equatorians Abroad
{{South Sudan political divisions Western Equatoria States of South Sudan