States of South Sudan
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South Sudan is divided into 10 states. They were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of: Bahr el Ghazal (northwest); Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into 86 Southern Sudan counties.
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Regions[edit]
Bahr el Ghazal[edit]
The Bahr el Ghazal region in northwest South Sudan includes the states of:
According to the disputed 2008 census conducted under the Republic of the Sudan,[1] Western Bahr al Ghazal is the least populous of South Sudan's states.[2]
Equatoria[edit]
The Equatoria region in southern South Sudan includes the states of:
The state capital of Central Equatoria, the smallest South Sudanese state by area, is Juba, which also serves as the national capital of South Sudan.
Greater Upper Nile[edit]
The Greater Upper Nile region in northern and eastern South Sudan includes the states of:
Jonglei is the largest state of South Sudan by area, as well as the most populous, according to the 2008 census.
States[edit]
Indicators[edit]
| State | Population (2010)[3] |
Area (km²)[3] |
Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bahr el Ghazal | 820,834 | 30,543 | 26.87 |
| Western Bahr el Ghazal | 358,692 | 91,076 | 3.94 |
| Lakes | 782,504 | 43,595 | 17.95 |
| Warrap | 1,044,217 | 45,567 | 22.92 |
| Western Equatoria | 658,863 | 79,343 | 8.30 |
| Central Equatoria | 1,193,130 | 43,033 | 27.73 |
| Eastern Equatoria | 962,719 | 73,472 | 13.10 |
| Jonglei | 1,443,500 | 122,581 | 11.78 |
| Unity | 645,465 | 37,837 | 17.06 |
| Upper Nile | 1,013,629 | 77,283 | 13.12 |
 South Sudan |
8,923,553 | 644,331 | 13.85 |
See also[edit]
- List of South Sudanese state governors
- ISO 3166-2:SS
- States of Sudan — of the (northern) Republic of Sudan.
References[edit]
- ^ Birungi, Marvis (28 April 2009). "South Sudan President: census results ‘unacceptable’". New Sudan Vision. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ Vuni, Isaac (6 June 2009). "South Sudan census results officially released". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistical Yearbook for Southern Sudan 2010". Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Subdivisions of South Sudan |
Media related to Maps of states of South Sudan at Wikimedia Commons
- States of South Sudan at statoids.com
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