Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of 43,033 square kilometres (16,615 sq mi), it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal, named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the state. It was renamed Central Equatoria in the first Interim Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2005 under the government of Southern Sudan. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital, Juba, is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2, 2015, the state was split into three states: Jubek, Terekeka, and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017. It has an area of 52 km2 (20 sq mi), with the metropolitan area covering 336 km2 (130 sq mi).
Kaya is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.
Mukaya Payam is situated in Lainya County in central Equatoria State, South Sudan; It was a former local administrator head for current Yei river county. The name (Mukaya) originated from Hill located about in central of the Mukaya geographical land, which is around 9 to 12 miles north of Yei river County. The Mukaya differentiates into smaller clans of Dimo (1), Dimo (2), Dimo na Godo, Rume, Kendire, Goromba, Mingale, Jolobong, Mijikango, Dongbong, Pisak, Piyasuk, Bori, Yondoru, Sowaka, Ligi, Girim, Yensot, Migibura, Bono, Muresuku, Morsak, Gokoni, Malari, Worokosuk, Bujang, Mika, Warijang, Gori, Kobo, Nyori, Morsak, Bonga, Mikatom, Jubor, and a few other smaller ones. The population of the Mukaya Payam is estimated to be 15,000 persons.
Lainya is a county in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. Emmanuel Khamis Richard is the current commissioner of Lainya County.
Terekeka is a community in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Terekeka County.
Clement Wani Konga is a Mundari leader who fought in the Anyanya independence movement in the south of Sudan in 1969−72. He then joined the army of Sudan and rose to the rank of major general. In 2004 he made peace with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and was appointed interim governor of Central Equatoria in South Sudan. In August 2015 he was dismissed from his post by president Salva Kiir Mayardit. He continued to be active as chairperson of the Mundari Community.
Morobo is one of the six counties in Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lugbara. The people in Morobo are local farmers working for food. Morobo is part of the green belt and also acts as a breadbasket for Yei and Juba.
Yei River State was a state in South Sudan that existed from 2 October 2015 to 22 February 2020.
The Equator Broadcasting Corporation also known by its acronym EBC is the public-service broadcaster of Central Equatoria State. The organization is headquartered at Juba, the capital of Central Equatoria State in South Sudan and transmits on a frequency of 89.4FM and EBC TV. It was established by a gubernatorial degree in 2012 to perform the works of radio and television broadcast. With the existence of the media laws, EBC became the first state public broadcaster in the Republic of South Sudan.
Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with a large population of people who settled in that particular county.
Lujule was a county in then Yei River State, South Sudan that existed April 2016 and 22 February 2020. It is located at around 3°41′2.92″N30°40′41″E, in the elevation of around 1195 metres.
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Aboroto is a Village located in Lujule payam of Morobo County in Central Equatoria State of South Sudan. It is also where Aboroto PHCC is located.
Aga Fall is a waterfall on the River Yei in the Geri Boma of Wudabi payam, Morobo County in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.
Gulumbi is a payam in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The village and Payam headquarters is located along Yei - Kaya.
Moro Isaac Jenesio is one of the Youthful Leaders of South Sudan. Moro is currently the Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement for Central Equatoria State in the Transitional Government of National Unity, as of 2023. He is also the Chairperson of the South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC), a constituent Member of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) which is one of the leading Partners to RARCSS 2018 South Sudan.
Naphtali Hassan Gale is a South Sudanese politician from Morobo County, a Keliko by tribe. He is a member of Parliament in the Central Equatoria State Parliamentary House representing Lujule West and Wudabi Payams of Morobo County.
Michael Lado Thomas Allah-Jabu is a South Sudanese politician. He is the former mayor of Juba City Council in Central Equatoria State as of 2023. Allah-Jabu was appointed by Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony in November 19, 2021, replacing Kalisto Lado who was removed in a gubernatorial decree.
Tore is an administrative area and one of the four Payams of Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. its located in the west of Yei and is the biggest town in the region and serves as the Administrative headquarter of Yei River It's located 48 miles maridi road with four boma of mundu, Baka,avokaya and Adio boma
