Aweil State was a state in

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that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders

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to the east,

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to the west,

Aweil East Aweil East also known as Abiem, was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.It had an estimated population of 571,728 people and an area of 6,172.23 KM square. It was located in northern-western South Sudan. ...

to the north, and Wau to the south. Its capital and largest city was Aweil.

History

The area was originally part of the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. On 2 October 2015, President

Salva Kiir Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People * Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist *Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor * Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder * Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951), South ...

issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.

Ronald Ruai Deng Ronald Ruai Deng has been the Governor of Aweil State, South Sudan since 24 December 2015. He is the first governor of the state, which was created by President Salva Kiir Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People * Francisco Salva Campillo ( ...

was appointed Governor on 24 December. On 22 February 2020, a compromise led President Salva Kiir to revert the map of South Sudan to its original ten states. Aweil State is now reincorporated into Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

Government

The current Aweil state was formed on October 2, 2015, and adopted government similar to the South Sudanese Government. The state currently has a stable government. The first governor of Aweil State was

and was appointed as Governor on 24 December 2015.

Geography

Administrative divisions

After the split up, Aweil State broke down even further for a total of 8 counties, which were created in April 2016. The 8 counties were consisted of the following:Aweil State Governor Appoints County Commissioners
Gurtong * Former

Aweil Center County Aweil Center County is an administrative area in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, 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 i ...

: ** Aroyo; headquarters: Aroyo ** Bar-mayen; headquarters: Pongo * Former

Aweil South County Introduction Aweil South County, sometimes called Paliet, is an administrative area in Northern Barh el Ghazal, South Sudan bordering Warrap State to the south. It is located in the south eastern part of NBGs. It is also known by the name Pali ...

: ** Ajak; headquarters: Malek-Alel ** Ajuet; headquarters: Rum-Tiit ** Buoncuai; headquarters: Akoc ** Chimel; headquarters: Udhum ** Kongder; headquarters: Gakrol ** Mayom Wel; headquarters: Mayom Wel Alongside to the creation of the 8 counties, Aweil State also contained the municipality of Aweil.

References

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