Fashoda State

Fashoda State
State
Location of Fashoda in South Sudan
Location of Fashoda in South Sudan
CountrySouth Sudan
CapitalKodok[1]
Number of Counties3[2]
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total155,602

Fashoda State (previously named Western Nile State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, and it bordered the country of Sudan to the north, and the southern Sudanese states of Eastern Nile to the east, Western Bieh to the southwest, and Ruweng to the west.[4]

  1. ^ Atekdit, Ariik (13 February 2016). "Western Nile Governor Appoints State Cabinet". Gurtong. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Full list of Kiirs proposed new 28 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Christian, Über. "Western Nile". south-sudan.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2017.