Fangak State

Fangak State
State
Location of Fangak State in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Ayod[1]
Number of Counties	2[2]
Government
• Governor	James Kok Ruea
Population (2014 Estimate)
• Total	326,370

Fangak State (previously named Western Bieh State) is one of the 28 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it borders Ruweng to the northwest, Western Nile to the northeast, Eastern Nile to the east, Eastern Bieh to the southeast, Jonglei to the south, Southern Liech to the southwest, and Northern Liech to the west.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.^[3] 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.^[4] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.^[5]

James Kok Ruea was appointed Governor on 24 December.^[6] The state was renamed to Fangak State in March 2016.^[2]

Administrative divisions

The state consists of two counties, Fangak and Ayod.^[2]

References

States of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal	Aweil Aweil East Eastern Lakes Gogrial Gok Lol Tonj Twic Wau Western Lakes
Equatoria	Amadi Gbudwe Imatong Jubek Maridi Namorunyang Terekeka Yei River
Greater Upper Nile	Boma Eastern Bieh Eastern Nile Jonglei Latjoor Northern Liech Ruweng Southern Liech Western Bieh Western Nile
Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely) Abyei (part of both South Kordofan (Sudan) and Abyei Special Administrative Area)