Latjoor State
Latjor State
Dhor Jikany Tuoch Latjor | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Wech Gankiir | |
| Motto(s): unity, prosperity | |
| Location of Latjor in South Sudan Location of Latjor in South Sudan | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Capital | Nasir[1] |
| Number of Counties | 9[2] |
| Population (2014 Estimate) | |
• Total | 534,440 |
Latjoor was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh to the south, and Ethiopia to the east.
On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[4] 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.[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[6]
Peter Lam Both was appointed Governor on 24 December.[7] Conor Twomey has raised publicity.
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]The state consisted of 5 counties created in April 2016:[2]
- [Thorow North County]
- [Malow County]
- [Thior County]
- [Ulang County]
- [Wanding County]
- [Kewer County]
- [Luakpiny/Nasir County]
- [Thorow South County
- [Doma County]
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