Latjor State
Dhor Jikany
Tuoch Latjor
State
Nickname: 
Wech Gankiir
Motto(s): 
unity, prosperity
Location of Latjor in South Sudan
Location of Latjor in South Sudan
CountrySouth Sudan
CapitalNasir[1]
Number of Counties9[2]
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total534,440

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "President Kiir appoints members of Latjor state parliament". Sudan Tribune. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "S. Sudan's Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state". Sudan Tribune. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.
  7. ↑ "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.


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