Jubek State

Jubek State
State
Location of Jubek State in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Juba[1]
Number of Counties	14[2]
Government
• Governor	Augustino Jadalla Wani
Population (2014 Estimate)
• Total	492,970

Jubek State is the capital state of South Sudan. One of 28 states, Jubek is located in the Equatoria region. The national capital, Juba, is the largest city in Sudan. The state borders include Yei River State to the southwest, Amadi State to the west, Terekeka State to the north, and Imatong State to the east. ^[3]

History

On 2 October 2015, the president of South Sudan issued a decree establishing 28 states in order to replace the 10 constitutionally established states.^[4] The decree established the new states mostly among ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree, and these actions led to president Salva Kiir to take the decree to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.^[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.^[6]

Augustino Jadalla Wani was appointed as the governor of Jubek State on 24 December 2015.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Jubek State is consisted of seven counties. Each county in the state was created and fully implemented on 16 February 2016. The seven counties created are Nyarkenyi, Mangala, Rajaf, Wundoruba, Lobonok, Rokon, and Oponi. Each county also got its own commissioner, making a total of seven commissioners for Jubek State.^[2]

Towns and cities

The capital of Jubek state is Juba, South Sudan. Juba is known as the capital of the entire country of South Sudan. Juba is also the most populous city in the state and country, and the city was also the capital of the former state of Juba County. Other cities in Jubek State include Gondokoro, Lado, Mongalla, Rejaf, and Rokon. All of these towns were part of Juba Country prior to the 2015 decree. ^[8]

References

1. "Jubek State calls upon TGoNU to protect traders". The National Mirror. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. "Jubek Governor Creates 14 Counties, Appoints Commissioners". Gurtong. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
3. "Jubek State". south-sudan.biz. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
4. "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj.
5. "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj.
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.
8. Juba City: Infrastructure, Services and Environment African Executive (June 21, 2016)