Warrap (state)
| Warrap | |||
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| Coordinates: 8°10′N 28°4′E / 8.167°N 28.067°ECoordinates: 8°10′N 28°4′E / 8.167°N 28.067°E | |||
| Country |  South Sudan |
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| Region | Bahr el Ghazal | ||
| No. of counties: | 6 | ||
| Honourable | 9-1-2011 | ||
| Capital | Kuajok | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | federalism | ||
| • Governor | Nyadeng Malek | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31,027 km2 (11,980 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 920,045 | ||
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | ||
Warrap, sometimes spelled Warab, is one of the 10 states of South Sudan.
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[edit] Location
The state is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region. It is bordered by the disputed region of Abyei to the north, by Unity State in Greater Upper Nile Region to the east, by Lakes State to the south, by Western Equatoria State in Equatoria Region to the south west. The states of Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal lie to the west.[1]
[edit] Overview
Warrap State has an area of 31,027 km². Kuajok is the capital of Warrap state, replacing Warrap. All states in Southern Sudan are divided in counties, each headed by a County Commissioner appointed by the President of the Government of Southern Sudan.
- Gogrial East County - Deng Mariak Deng
- Gogrial West - Dut Baak Ngin
- Tonj South County - Joseph Atem Bak
- Tonj North County - Yol Mayar Mareng
- Tonj East County - Ireneo Yai Mum
- Twic
Warrap seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.
[edit] People
The state is home to the Twic, Jur Chol, Bongo and Rek subtribes of Nilotic ethnicity. The Twic and Rek are Dinka tribes. The main cities in the state are Gogrial, Kuajok, Tonj, Thiet, Turalei, Akuon, and Panliet.
Upon his death in 2010, NBA basketball star Manute Bol was buried in the Warrap state in his hometown of Turalei.
The president of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayaardit, is a native of Warrap State.[2] Alek Wek, a prominent International model of South Sudanese and British citizenship, also hails from the state.[3]
[edit] Government
The current state constitution was adopted in 2008. Nyandeng Malek Deliech is the Governor of the Warrap state. Madot Dut Deng is the Speaker of the State Assembly/[4]
[edit] Religion
The main religions in Warrap State are Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Protestantism and other forms of Christianity. A sizable proportion of the population practices animism.[5]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- South Sudan’s Kiir reshuffles cabinet, parliament of Warrap and E. Equatoria
- Basketball star Bol buried in south Sudan
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