Northern Liech State

Northern Liech
State
Location of Northern Liech in South Sudan
Location of Northern Liech in South Sudan
CountrySouth Sudan
CapitalBentiu[1]
Number of Counties4[2]
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total561,240

Northern Liech 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 and it bordered Ruweng to the north, Western Bieh to the east, Southern Liech to the south, Tonj to the south, and Gogrial and Twic to the west.

  1. ^ "SPLA officer gunned down in Northern Liech state". Sudan Tribune. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 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.