Lakes (state)

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Basic data
Country South Sudan
Capital Rumbek
surface 40,235 km²
Residents 695,730 (2008 census)
density 17 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 SS-LK
politics
governor Chol Tong Mayay Jang

Coordinates: 6 ° 57 '  N , 29 ° 37'  E

Women and children in a cattle breeder camp near Rumbek

Lakes ( Arabic البحيرات, DMG al-Buḥairāt , German : "Lakes") is a federal state in South Sudan .

It has an area of ​​40,235 km² and around 696,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rumbek , other larger towns are Yirol , Awerial , Cueibet , Mapuordit and Mvolo .

geography

Lakes belongs to South Sudan Greater Region Bahr al-Ghazal and is characterized by a plane tree savannah , in the acacias dominate, as well as several lakes, of which the state got its name.

population

The largest ethnic group in Lakes are the Dinka (with the subgroups Gok, Ciec, Aliab and Atuot ), next to them there is a minority of Jur-Bel.

history

From 1919 to 1948 the area of ​​what is now the state of Lakes belonged to the province of Equatoria and from 1948 to 1976 to the province of Bahr al-Ghazal, which was split off from Equatoria in 1948. In 1976 the province of al-Buhairat, which comprised the area of ​​the present-day states of Lakes and Warrap , was split off from the province of Bahr al-Ghazal. From 1991 to 1994 the area belonged again to the newly created state of Bahr al-Ghazal, which resembled the province of Bahr al-Ghazal from 1948 to 1976. On February 14, 1994, Lakes was split off again, but this time as a state and without the territory of Warrap.

From the Second Civil War in South Sudan 1983-2005 Lakes was less affected than other areas. However, even after the war ended, small arms remained widespread and gang raids were occasional. During a disarmament operation in Rumbek in September 2008, SPLA soldiers looted and assaulted civilians.

The 2010 gubernatorial elections were won by the SPLA candidate, Chol Tong Mayay Jang .

administration

Lakes, 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 Lakes these are:

county Size (km 2 ) Population
survey 2008		 County
Commissioner
Cueibet 4,823.56 47,041 Kongor Deng Kongor?
Rumbek North 4,531.13 43,410 Stephen Mathiang Deng
Rumbek Central 3,866.85 153,550 Abraham Meen Kuc
Wulu 11,700.60 40,550 Stephen Thiang Mangar
Rumbek East 3,588.10 122,832 David Marial Gumke
Yirol West 5,024.84 103.190 Mayak Ruei Angong
Yirol East 5,400.90 67.402 Manyang Luk
Awerial 4,659.10 47,041 Simon Aguto Kok

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Key Indicators for Lakes. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics / Southern Sudan Center for Census Statistics and Evaluation: 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census - 2008 ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 425 kB), Table: T02 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / southsudaninfo.net
  3. ↑ a b UNMIS , Lakes State Integrated Office: Lakes State Briefing Pack ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 2010 (PDF; 349 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / unmis.unmissions.org
  4. ↑ www.statoids.com: Historical overview of the Sudanese states
  5. ↑ Richard Garfield: Violence and victimization in South Sudan: Lakes State in the post-CPA period ( Memento from July 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 483 kB)
  6. ^ Human Rights Watch, "There Is No Protection." Insecurity and Human Rights in Southern Sudan , 2009 (pp. 26–28)
  7. ↑ SPLM candidates triumph in Lakes State elections - NEC , in: Sudan Tribune, April 25, 2010