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Lakes State is the only state in South Sudan that does not have an international border. South Sudan plans to build its new capital Ramciel in Lakes state due to its central location. Lakes State borders Unity, Warrap, Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria and Jonglei states.
Region: Greater Bahr El Ghazal
Area: 40,235 km² Approximate
Population: 695,730
Capital: Rumbek
Other Important Towns: Yirol, Awierial, Mvolo, Cueibet, Adior, Billing and Agangrial
- Matur Chuot Dhuol was appointed as caretaker governor of Lakes state in January 2013 (ST)
Government of Lakes State
Executive
Lakes State Legislative Assembly
- Lakes state speaker, John Marik Makur, November 29, 2011 (ST)
The Lakes State parliament has 49 members representing eight counties. Two MPs are independent candidate who won elections in Wulu County in 2010.
The rest are members of South Sudan’s ruling SPLM. The state parliament has 18 specialised committees
Counties and Commissioners
History
Governors
Lakes State Links
- Saturday 15 June 2013
June 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) – A traditional court in Lakes state’s Wulu county has sentenced a woman to nine months in prison for having committed adultery with a South Sudanese army (SPLA) soldier belonging to division six.
The woman is the (...)
- Tuesday 22 January 2013
January 21, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir unexpectedly removed Lakes State governor Chol Tong Mayay of his post, putting his deputy Mabor Achol Kuer in charge until further arrangements are made, according to a (...)
- Friday 14 September 2012
By Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol
Northern Bahr el Ghazal was not fully part of the Anglo-Egyptian administration until 1922.
On 21st February 1922, the British troops from Wau under the command of Bimbashi Middleton clashed with a force (...)
- Friday 14 June 2013
June 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Women across Lakes state are complaining that the ban on alcohol introduced by controversial military caretaker Governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, has deprived them of their livelihood, meaning that they are (...)
- Saturday 8 June 2013
By Adhil Malok, Jnr
Mr Matur Chut was appointed as a care-taker governor of Lakes state after communal clashes that left scores of people dead in Rumbek Central County of Lakes state. This situation was exploited by the enemies of (...)
- Wednesday 29 May 2013
Open letter - 22 May, 2013
To: The Speaker of the Council States of the Republic of South Sudan
Subject: Petition against Lakes State’s Care-Taker Governor
Your Honour, we the under signed petitioners felt aggrieved by the decision (...)
- Friday 9 November 2012
November 8, 2012 (RUMBEK) - Inter-communal violence has killed 12 people and wounded 23 in Rumbek Central County in Lakes State after fighting broke out on Tuesday in a cattle camp 34km north-east of the state capital, according to a (...)
- Sunday 9 June 2013
June 8, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A South Sudanese prison officer is reported to have killed a 45-year-old woman in Lakes state on Friday evening at 10pm in Wulu county.
A senior police officer who requested anonymity said that the incident (...)
- Thursday 30 May 2013
May 29, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese police forced a 17-year-old girl in Lakes state’s Wulu county from her classroom to marry a soldier against her will on Tuesday, local people and witnesses told Sudan Tribune.
Rebecca Atong Madang (...)
- Friday 7 June 2013
June 5, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Students from Rumbek University in Lakes state threatened to burn down the campus unless their classes resume this month during a protest on Monday. Students in Rumbek staged a protest on Monday, demanding the (...)
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