Bieh State Explained

Bieh
Settlement Type:State of South Sudan
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Counties
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Waat
Leader Title:Governor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:19,279
Population Total:287193
Population As Of:2008 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+3
Timezone1 Dst:not observed

Bieh State (previously named Eastern Bieh State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[1] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Fangak to the west, Central Upper Nile to the north, Latjoor and Akobo to the east, and Jonglei to the south.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[2] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[3] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[4]

Administrative divisions

The state consisted of 2 counties:

Notes and References

  1. News: Mutambo . Aggrey . S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace . February 15, 2020 . The East African.
  2. News: Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan. Radio Tamazuj. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183221/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/kiir-and-makuei-want-28-states-s-sudan. 2015-12-08.
  3. News: Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval. Radio Tamazuj. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224908/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/kiir-pressured-taking-decree-parliament-approval. 2016-03-04.
  4. News: South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states. Sudan Tribune.