Country South Sudan Number of Counties 8 | Capital Aweil Number of municipalities 1 | |
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University University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal | ||
Aweil State is one of the 28 states of South Sudan formed on 2 October 2015. The state was created after the former 10 states split up. It is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders Gogrial to the east, Lol to the west, Aweil East to the north, and Wau to the south. Its largest city, Aweil, has a population of nearly 60,000 in 2008.
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Map of Aweil, South Sudan
History
On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir 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 was appointed Governor on 24 December.
Government
The current Aweil state was formed on October 2, 2015, and adopted government similar to the South Sudanese Government. The state currently has a stable government. The current and first governor of Aweil State is Ronald Ruai Deng. He was appointed as Governor on 24 December 2015.
Administrative divisions
The Aweil State is divided into 8 counties which were created in April 2016. These counties were Buonchai County, Ajak County, Kongdek County, Ajuet County, Chimel County, Mayom Wel County, Barmayen County, and Aroyo County. Alongside to the creation of the 8 counties, Aweil State also contains the municipality of Aweil.
Aweil City
Aweil is a city in Aweil State. The city is the largest in the state, and it is also the capital of the state. It is located nearly 800 kilometers away from Juba, South Sudan's capital. Before South Sudan split into 28 states, the city used to be the capital of the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and it served as the county seat of former Aweil Centre County