Gbudwe State was a state of South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was created from

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state.

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was split from Gbudwe State on January 14, 2017. Gbudwe State was located in the Equatoria region. Gbudwe bordered the states of Lol,

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, Tambura, and Western Lakes, and also the province of Haut-Uélé in the

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and Haut-Mbomou in the

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. The state had a population of 364,272 in 2008.

History

Before the creation of the state, Gbudwe State was part of

. 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.

Patrick Raphael Patrick Raphael is a South Sudanese politician. He was the first Governor of the now defunct Gbudwe State, South Sudan. which was created by President Salva Kiir Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People *Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828 ...

was appointed Governor on 24 December 2015. On 22 February 2020, a peace deal ending the

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reverted the 28 states back into the original 10 states. Gbudwe State has since been reincorporated into Western Equatoria.

Geography

Gbudwe State is located in the Equatoria

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and the state bordered the states of Wau State to the north,

Lol State The Lol State was a state of South Sudan with the capital in Raga, that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, which is in the northwest section of the country. Lol state bordered Haut-M ...

to the northwest, Tonj State to the northeast, as well as the

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province of Haut-Uélé to the south, Maridi State to the east, the Central African region of Haut-Mbomou to the west, and

Western Lakes State Western Lakes was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and was part of the former state of Lakes State. It bordered Amadi State, Eastern Lakes State, Gbudwe St ...

to the northeast.

Administrative divisions

After the original states split up, Gbudwe State broke down even further for a total of 13 counties in the state. The 13 counties are part of the 180 counties in South Sudan. Also, each county receives a county commissioner. The 13 counties are consisted of the following: * Former Nzara County: ** Basukangbi ** Nzara ** Sakure * Former Ezo County: ** Ezo ** Naandi * Former

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: ** Nagero * Former Tombura County: ** Mopoi ** Ri-Yubu ** Tombura * Former Yambio County: ** Bangazagino ** Bangasu ** Yambio

Towns and cities

The capital of Gbudwe State was Yambio, located in Yambio County. The city had an estimated population of around 31,700 in 2011. Other towns and villages in the state include Ezo, Nzara, and Tombura.

References

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