Jonglei

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Jonglei
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Basic data
Country South Sudan
Capital boron
surface 27,125 km²
Residents 372,043 (2008 census)
density 14 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 SS
politics
governor Philip Agwer Panyang

Coordinates: 7 ° 27 '  N , 31 ° 35'  E

Jonglei ( Arabic جونقلي Junqali , alternative spelling Junqali or Jongli ) is a federal state in South Sudan .

It has an area of ​​122,479 km² and in 2008 had about 370,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Bor .

The ethnic groups in Jonglei include Dinka and Nuer with various subgroups as well as Murle and, on the border with Ethiopia, Anyuak .

The Jonglei Canal is located in Jonglei , construction of which began in 1974 and which came to a standstill from 1983 due to the civil war .

geography

The Bahr al-Jabal or the White Nile forms Jonglei's western border. In the south of the state is the Kenamuke Swamp , which is part of the Boma National Park .

history

From 1919 to 1976 the area of ​​the present state of Jonglei belonged to the province of A'ali an-Nil (Obernil). In 1976, Jonglei was split off from A'ali an-Nil as a province within the boundaries of today's state. From 1991 to 1994 the area of ​​belonged again to the newly created state of A'ali an-Nil, which corresponded in the boundaries of the province of A'ali an-Nil. On February 14, 1994, Jonglei was split off as a state again.

In the first gubernatorial elections in April 2010, Kuol Manyang Juuk , the incumbent governor and official candidate of the ruling SPLM , was declared the winner. The SPLM general George Athor Deng , who ran as an independent candidate, then accused the SPLM of electoral fraud and corruption and started a rebellion.

At the beginning of 2012 6000 Luo made in the province about Nuer hunting on Murle and invaded the county town Pibor one. According to reports from the district administrator, at least 3,000 people are said to have fallen victim to the killing. The reason for the persecution of the members of the Murle people is said to be cattle theft, which is a tradition among the people of the Jonglei and is regarded as evidence of masculinity. After a week, the army of South Sudan brought the situation back under control, at least in the district capital.

administration

Jonglei, like the other states of South Sudan, is divided into counties. Further administrative units under the counties are Payams and, among them, Bomas. A county commissioner, appointed by the state governor in agreement with the president, presides over the counties. In jonglei these are:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.statoids.com: Historical overview of the Sudanese states
  2. ↑ Huge turnout for elections in Sudan's Jonglei state ( Memento of 15 March 2011 at the Internet Archive ), in: Sudan Tribune 12 April, 2010
  3. ^ South Sudan army clashes with renegade General Athor kills 92 ( Memento of July 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), in: Sudan Tribune, March 2, 2011
  4. ↑ Many dead in ethnic unrest in South Sudan in: FAZ of January 7, 2012, page 7

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