Northern Bahr el Ghazal

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Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Basic data
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Awhile
surface	33,558 km²
Residents	720,898 (2008 census)
density	21 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	SS-BN
politics
governor	Paul Malong Awan Anei

Coordinates: 8 ° 46 '  N , 27 ° 24'  E

Northern Bahr el Ghazal ( Arabic شمال بحر الغزال Shamāl Bahr al-Ghazāl , DMG Šamāl Baḥr al-ġazāl  'Northern Gazelle River') is a federal state in South Sudan .

It has an area of ​​33,558 km² and, according to the 2008 census, around 720,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Aweil , other larger towns are Malual Kon , Marial Bai , Wed Weil and Nyamlell .

geography

The vegetation consists mainly of dry savannah , in contrast to the state of Western Bahr el Ghazal , which also belongs to the Bahr al-Ghazal region and whose landscape is primarily characterized by wet savannah.

The region is named after the river Bahr al-Ghazal (Gazelle River ).

history

Village school in Northern Bahr el Ghazal

From 1919 to 1948 the area of ​​what is now the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal 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. From 1991 to 1994, the area of ​​Northern Bahr el Ghazal belonged 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, Northern Bahr el Ghazal was split off as a federal state within its current borders. The border line is unclear, according to some maps the easternmost part belongs to the state of Warrap .

During the Second Civil War in South Sudan 1983-2005, Northern Bahr el Ghazal was severely affected by fighting because of its location on the border with Northern Sudan and on the strategically important railway line from the north via Aweil to Wau .

administration

Northern Bahr el Ghazal is, like the other states of South Sudan, 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 Northern Bahr el Ghazal these are:

county	Size (km 2 )	Population survey 2008	County Commissioner
Aweil North	6.376.53	129,127	Cmr Kuol Athuai
Aweil East	6,172.23	309.921	Awet Kiir Awet
Aweil South	1,786.95	73,806	Jel Mangok
Aweil West	5,030.22	166.217	Garang Tong
Aweil Central	11,177.40	41,827	Arkangelo Uchu

swell

1. ↑ Ngor Arol Garang: N. Bahr el Ghazal releases 9 political rivals over alleged attempt to hold demonstration , in: Sudan Tribune, March 30, 2011
2. ↑ Key Indicators for Northern Bahr el Ghazal. Accessed March 31, 2019 . 
3. ↑ 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 
4. ↑ www.statoids.com: Historical overview of the Sudanese states
5. ^ Map ( memento of April 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) of the Center for Development and Environment at the University of Bern
6. ↑ 2008 South Sudan Population Ma By County