Gok State

Gok
State

Location of Gok State within South Sudan
Country South Sudan
Capital Cueibet[1]
Number of Counties 6[2]
Government
 • Governor Madang Majok
Population (2014 Estimate)
 • Total 174,460

Gok is one of the 28 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, and was formerly part of the Lakes State. Gok State borders Tonj to the west and Western Lakes to the east.[3] The state had a population of 117,755 in 2008 and an estimated population of 174,460 in 2014.[4]

History

Before the creation of Gok State, the state was formerly part of Lakes State. On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[5] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[6] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[7]

Madang Majok was appointed Governor on 24 December.[8]

Geography

Gok State is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, and is one of the smallest states. Gok State borders Tonj State to the west and Western Lakes State to the east.[3]

Administrative divisions

Gok State is currently consisted of six counties. These counties are 

Gok originally consisted only of a single county (Cueibet County).[1] But as of 6 October 2016, five more new counties were established, to bring a total number of six.[2]

Towns and cities

The capital of the state is the town of Cueibet. The town is located in Cueibet County, and is also the capital of the state.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Governor of Gok state appoints state secretary-general". Radio Tamazuj. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Six Counties Established In Gok State". Radio Gurtong. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Gok State". south-sudan.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cueibet (County, South Sudan)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj.
  6. ↑ "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj.
  7. ↑ "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.
  8. ↑ "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015.

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