Eastern Lakes State

Eastern Lakes
State
Location of Eastern Lakes State within South Sudan
Location of Eastern Lakes State within South Sudan
CountrySouth Sudan
CapitalYirol[1]
Number of Counties15[2]
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total335,130

Eastern Lakes State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Southern Liech to the north, Western States to the west, Amadi to the southwest, Terekeka to the southeast, and Jonglei to the east.

  1. ^ "Full list of Kiir's proposed new 32 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Tonj State Capital Attacked By Pastoralists". Radio Tamazuj. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.