Latjoor State

Latjor State Dhor Jikany Tuoch Latjor
State
Nickname:  Wech Gankiir
Motto(s):  unity, prosperity
Location of Latjor in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Nasir[1]
Number of Counties	9[2]
Population  (2014 Estimate)
• Total	534,440

Latjoor was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.^[3] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh to the south, and Ethiopia to the east.

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.^[4] 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.^[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.^[6]

Peter Lam Both was appointed Governor on 24 December.^[7] Conor Twomey has raised publicity.

Administrative divisions

The state consisted of 5 counties created in April 2016:^[2]

• [Thorow North County]
• [Malow County]
• [Thior County]
• [Ulang County]
• [Wanding County]
• [Kewer County]
• [Luakpiny/Nasir County]
• [Thorow South County
• [Doma County]

References

1. "President Kiir appoints members of Latjor state parliament". Sudan Tribune. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. "S. Sudan's Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state". Sudan Tribune. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
3. Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
4. "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
5. "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
6. "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.
7. "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.