Northern Liech was a state in
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 Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on 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 (it is its lowest portion in South Sudan), a tributary of the Nile River in North Africa, North and East Africa, East Africa.
History
The Greater ...
region and it bordered
Ruweng
The Ruweng are part of South Sudan's larger Padang fraternity found in both South Sudan and northern Sudan. Many have mistakenly claimed that the Ruweng Dinka is part of Padang. Padang consists of Dongjol, Ageer, Nyiel, Abeliang, Jok, Ruweng, Lual ...
to the north,
Western Bieh to the east,
Southern Liech to the south,
Tonj
Tonj is a town located in Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. It is known by various names, including ''Kalkuel, Genanyuon, Jurkatac, Madiera, Genngeu, and Tonjdit''. The town is bordered by Rumbek, Cueibet, Yambio, B ...
to the south, and
Gogrial and
Twic
Twic State 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 it bordered Aweil East to the west, the disputed Abyei region to the north, Gogrial to the south, ...
to the west.
History
On 2 October 2015, President
Salva Kiir
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who is the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government ...
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
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Guit County
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Koch County
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Mayom County
References
Greater Upper Nile
Former states of South Sudan
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