Bieh State

Bieh
State of South Sudan

Location of Bieh in South Sudan
Country  South Sudan
Counties
Capital Waat
Government
 • Governor Moses Majiok Gatluak
Area
 • Total 19,279 km2 (7,444 sq mi)
Population (2008 census)
 • Total 287,193
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3
 • Summer (DST) not observed

Bieh State (previously named Eastern Bieh State) is one of the 32 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it borders Fangak to the west, Central Upper Nile to the north, Latjoor and Akobo to the east, and Jonglei to the south.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[1] 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.[2] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[3]

Administrative divisions

The state consists of 2 counties:

  • Nyirol
  • Uror

References

  1. ↑ "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.


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