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Eastern Lakes State is one of the 32 states of South Sudan. It is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders Southern Liech to the north, Western States to the west, Amadi to the southwest, Terekeka to the southeast, and Jonglei to the east.
On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. 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. In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.
Administrative divisions[]
The state consists of 11 counties:
| County | Headquarters | Former County |
|---|---|---|
| Awerial North | Buna-gok | Awerial |
| Malek (Ramciel) |
Malek | Yirol East |
| Yirol Centre | Geng-geng | Yirol West |
| Yirol North | Yali | Yirol East |
| Aluakluak | Aluakluak | Yirol West |
| Ngop | Ngop | Yirol West |
| Awerial South | Guol-yar (Mingkaman) |
Awerial |
| Lou | Nyang | Yirol East |
| Abang | Abang | Yirol West |
| Yirol East (Adior) | Adior | Yirol East |
| Geng-Geng | Malith | Yirol West |
Counties are further divided into payams, and payams are then divided into Bomas.