Raga County is a county in

Western Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and as of 2020 has estimated 600,000 in population. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north ...

state, in the

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region of

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. It is the largest county in the nation. In

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, Raga County can be known as "Raja".

Geography

Raga County is located in the northwestern part of South Sudan. It borders Sudan from north in Radom and Fifi in Hufrt-anahas (international border) in the south it has border with Wau state in Khor-Hajar, while in the east the official border is the Bora stream. In the west is bordering Republic Centre Africa, The total area is approximately 25.460 Kilometer squares. Raga is one of the components of Bahr el Ghazal; it was a colonial province that covered the western Nile basin in the south of (Turco-Egyptian Sudan).

Historical administrative points

At the start of 1956, Raga County was a full district, which was when the Republic of Sudan had gained its independence. *1983: In the period of President Nimeri Raga county (Mudriya) was established. It was when South Sudan was divided into three regions with the regional government in Juba. *1994: President Bashir divided Sudan into twenty six states (sixteen in the north and ten in south). Raga was a county under Western Bahr el-Ghazal state. *2015: Raga County was separated from Western Bahr el-Ghazal and two counties from Awiel was annexed to it to form what called Lol state, since then the situation remained stagnant. *2020: Raga County reverted back to Western Bahr el-Ghazal state.

Ethnic groups

As of 2013, ethnic groups reported in Raga County were Balanda, Banda, Buja, Feroghe, Kara, Kresh, Shat, and Yulu. Raga County is a home for Fertit ethnic groups namely: *Niagugule, Indri, Togoyo, Forge, Bandalla (in the east, north, and centre) *Zande, Balanda Viri, Chatt, Banda, Mangayat, Kresh-Uruo (in the south) *Kresh, Yulu, Benga, Kara, Aja (in the west) Each group from the above mentioned have different native tongues, but they live together throughout the history of this area.

Population

Raga County's

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is 54,340. It is the least populous county in Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Towns and cities

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References

Counties of Western Bahr el Ghazal {{SouthSudan-geo-stub