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

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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 Suda ...

to the north, and

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to the south. Its capital and largest city was Aweil.

History

The area was originally part of the state of

Northern Bahr el Ghazal Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: ولاية شمال بحر الغزال) is a States of South Sudan, state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km2 and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal region. It b ...

. On 2 October 2015, President

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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 Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), commonly known as Salva K ...

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

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. 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 (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiop ...

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

Aweil South County Aweil South County, sometimes called Paliet, is an administrative area in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, bordering Warrap State to the south. It is located in the southeastern part of NBGs. It is also ...

: ** 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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