Northern Liech 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 Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the
Greater Upper Nile
The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile, a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.
History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011 alon ...
region and it bordered
Ruweng to the north,
Western Bieh to the east,
Southern Liech
Southern Liech State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Northern Liech to the north, Western Bieh to the east, Jonglei to the southea ...
to the south,
Tonj to the south, and
Gogrial and
Twic to the west.
History
On 2 October 2015, President
Salva Kiir 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.
Joseph Monytuil was appointed Governor on 24 December.
Administrative divisions
The state consisted of 4 counties:
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Rubkona County
Rubkona County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan.
The administrative center is the town of Rubkona, across the Bahr el Ghazal River from the state capital Bentiu and the town of Yoynyang, which are also in Rubkona County. ...
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Guit County
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Koch County
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Mayom County
Mayom County is an administrative region in Unity of South Sudan to the west of Bentiu. The county headquarters is Mayom town.
Location
Mayom County is in the northwest of Unity State.
The largest town is Mayom. Other towns are Tam, Mankien ...
References
Greater Upper Nile
States of South Sudan
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