Ruweng Administrative Area

Ruweng Administrative Area
Flag of Ruweng Administrative Area
Official seal of Ruweng Administrative Area
Location of the Ruweng Administrative Area in South Sudan
Location of the Ruweng Administrative Area in South Sudan
Location of Ruweng state (2015–2020)
Location of Ruweng state (2015–2020)
CountrySouth Sudan
Number of Counties2[1]
CapitalPariang[2]
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total246,360
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

The Ruweng Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan.[3] The area was known as Ruweng State between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020 when it was a state of South Sudan.[4]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "What exactly is Riek Machar is planning to achieve". Wël Yam. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan?".
  4. ^ @dekuekd (15 February 2020). "So it has been decided that #SouthSudan shall revert to 10 states plus Abyei, Pibor and Ruweng Administrative Areas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.