Lakes State
Lakes State is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km2. Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat, or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border was the White Nile with Jonglei State on the opposite bank. To the northeast lied the Unity State. Other borders included Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.
Lakes state
Jieng/Belle | |
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State | |
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Location in South Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 06°46′N 28°53′E | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
| State | Jul 9th 2011 |
| Capital | Rumbek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Revitalized Transitional government |
| • Lt. General | Rin Tueny Mabor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43,595.08 km2 (16,832.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,053,177 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.348 low · 6th of 10 |
In July 2011, Ramciel in Lakes state was under consideration by the federal government as a site for a new national capital, which would replace Juba.