Latjoor State Explained

Latjor State
Native Name:Dhor Jikany
Other Name:Tuoch Latjor
Nickname:Wech Gankiir
Motto:unity, prosperity
Settlement Type:State
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Sudan
Subdivision Type1:Capital
Subdivision Name1:Nasir[1]
Subdivision Type2:Number of Counties
Subdivision Name2:9[2]
Population As Of:2014 Estimate
Population Total:534440
Leader Title:Governor

Latjoor 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 Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh to the south, and Ethiopia to the east.

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[4] 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.[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[6]

Peter Lam Both was appointed Governor on 24 December.[7] Conor Twomey has raised publicity.

Administrative divisions

The state consisted of 5 counties created in April 2016:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President Kiir appoints members of Latjor state parliament. Sudan Tribune. 17 March 2016. 14 August 2016.
  2. Web site: S. Sudan's Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state. Sudan Tribune. 19 April 2016. 14 August 2016.
  3. News: Mutambo . Aggrey . S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace . February 15, 2020 . The East African.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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.
  6. News: South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states. Sudan Tribune.
  7. News: 24 December 2015 . South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement . South Sudan News Agency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025755/http://www.southsudannewsagency.com/news/breaking-news/south-sudans-president-appoints-28-governors-defies-peace-agreement . 2 February 2016 .

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