Warrap (also spelled Warab), is a
state
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South Sudan
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located in the
Bahr el Ghazal region. It has an area of 31,027 km².
Overview
Warrap State comprises an area of 31,027 km².
Kuajok
Kuajok, also spelled as Kuacjok or Kwajok, is a city in South Sudan, and the capital of Warrap State.
Location
Kuajok is located in Warrap State, in Bahr el Ghazal Region, in northwestern South Sudan, near the international border with the Repu ...
is the capital of Warrap state. All states in South Sudan are divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner appointed by the
President of the Republic of South Sudan
The state became part of South Sudan after a successful secession from
Sudan
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on 9 July 2011.
Location
Warrap State is located in the
Bahr el Ghazal region. To its north lies the disputed region of
Abyei
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, to its east lies
Unity State. To the west is
Western Bahr el Ghazal and
Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and to its south lies the
Lakes State
Lakes State is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km2. Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap st ...
.
People
The state is home to the Luanyjang,
Twic,
Jur-Man Anger,
Bongo and
Rek subtribes of
Nilotic ethnicity. The Twic, Luanyjang, and Rek are of
Dinka
The Dinka people ( din, Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Jonglei to Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (two out ...
tribes.
Warrap State is also home to the late Manute Bol who hailed from Twic county.
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
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, Gen.
Salva Kiir Mayardit is a native of Warrap State.
Alek Wek, a prominent International
model of
South Sudan descent and British citizenship, also hailed from the state.
Government
The state constitution was adopted in 2008. Lewis Anei Madut-Kuendit was the first governor of the state and
Akech Tong Aleu was the last governor of Warrap state. Madot Dut Deng was the last Speaker of the
State Assembly
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Channel Islands
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.
Religion
The main religions in Warrap State are the African Traditional Religion
Christianity
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(
Catholicism
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,
Protestantism
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). A sizable proportion of the population practices
African traditional religions
The traditional beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions.Encyclopedia of African Religion (Sage, 2009) Molefi Kete Asante Generally, these traditions are oral rather than scriptural ...
.
References
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States of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal