Namorunyang State

Namorunyang State
State
Location of Namorunyang State in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Kapoeta[1]
Number of Counties	8[2]
Government
• Governor	Luois Lobong Lojore

Namorunyang State is one of the 28 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Equatoria region and it borders Imatong to the west, Boma to the north, and Ethiopia to the east.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.^[3] 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.^[4] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.^[5]

Luois Lobong Lojore was appointed Governor on 24 December.^[6]

Administrative divisions

The state consists of 8 counties:^[2]

• Kapoeta South
• Kapoeta North
• Kapoeta East
• Budi
• Kimotong
• Ngauro
• Kauto
• Kimo

References

States of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal	Aweil Aweil East Eastern Lakes Gogrial Gok Lol Tonj Twic Wau Western Lakes
Equatoria	Amadi Gbudwe Imatong Jubek Maridi Namorunyang Terekeka Yei River
Greater Upper Nile	Boma Eastern Bieh Eastern Nile Jonglei Latjoor Northern Liech Ruweng Southern Liech Western Bieh Western Nile
Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely) Abyei (part of both South Kordofan (Sudan) and Abyei Special Administrative Area)