Twic State

"Twic" redirects here. For other uses, see TWIC.
Twic State
Twic
State
Nickname(s): 
Twic Bol Nyuol, Twic Mayardit
Location of Twic in South Sudan
Location of Twic in South Sudan
CountrySouth Sudan
Number of Counties6
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
 • Total543,410[2]

Twic 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 Aweil East to the west, the disputed Abyei region to the north, Gogrial to the south, Northern Liech to the east, and Ruweng to the northeast. The population of Twic State was recorded at 204,905 in 2008, and was estimated at a population of 543,410 in 2014.[2] The capital of the state was Mayen-Abun, with an estimated population of around 2,000 people in city limits.[4]

  1. ^ "Turalei citizens protest creation of state capital at Mayen Abun". Radio Tamazuj. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Warrap (State, South Sudan)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Turalei Village". Building Minds in South Sudan. Retrieved 23 November 2016.