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Eastern Equatoria | |
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| Eastern Equatoria State | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in South Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 04°45′N 33°11′E / 4.750°N 33.183°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Equatoria |
| No. of counties: | 8 |
| Capital | Torit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Government |
| • Governor | Louis Lobong Lojore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73,472.01 km2 (28,367.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 estimate[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,393,765 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.371[2] low · 5th of 10 |
Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km2.[3] The capital City is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.[4]
Louis Lobong Lojore is the current governor of Eastern Equatoria.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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