Lakes State is a state in South Sudan . It has an area of 43,595.08 km . Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal , Western Bahr el Ghazal , and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat , or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border was the White Nile with Jonglei State on the opposite bank. To the northeast lied the Unity State . Other borders included Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.
2-614: Cueibet County is an administrative area in Lakes State , South Sudan . This South Sudan -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lakes (state) In July 2011, Ramciel in Lakes state was under consideration by the federal government as a site for a new national capital, which would replace Juba . Like all states in South Sudan, Lakes was divided into counties; there were eight counties, each headed by
4-528: A County Commissioner. The counties are further divided into Payams , then Bomas . Lakes State was disestablished in October 2015 due to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issuing a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 previously established states. As a result, the states of Eastern Lakes , Gok and Western Lakes were created. Lakes state was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. Cattle raids were persistent in
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