Kapoeta State | |
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Country | South Sudan |
Capital | Kapoeta [1] |
Number of Counties | 4 [2] |
Population (2014 Estimate) | |
• Total | 504,720 |
Kapoeta State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. [3] It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Imatong to the west, Boma to the north, Ethiopia to the east, and Kenya and Uganda to the south.
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]
Luois Lobong Lojore was appointed Governor on 24 December. [7]
After the split up, Kapoeta State broke down even further for a total of 8 counties in the state (created in April 2016). The 8 counties are part of the 180 counties in South Sudan. The 8 counties are consisted of the following: [2]
The counties are further sub-divided into payams, and the payams are then further sub-divided into bomas.
Kapoeta State | |
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Country | South Sudan |
Capital | Kapoeta [1] |
Number of Counties | 4 [2] |
Population (2014 Estimate) | |
• Total | 504,720 |
Kapoeta State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. [3] It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Imatong to the west, Boma to the north, Ethiopia to the east, and Kenya and Uganda to the south.
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]
Luois Lobong Lojore was appointed Governor on 24 December. [7]
After the split up, Kapoeta State broke down even further for a total of 8 counties in the state (created in April 2016). The 8 counties are part of the 180 counties in South Sudan. The 8 counties are consisted of the following: [2]
The counties are further sub-divided into payams, and the payams are then further sub-divided into bomas.