Ruweng Administrative Area | |
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 Location of the Ruweng Administrative Area in South Sudan | |
 Location of Ruweng state (2015–2020) | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Number of Counties | 2 [1] |
| Capital | Pariang [2] |
| Population (2014 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 246,360 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
The Ruweng Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan. [3] The area was known as Ruweng State between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020 when it was a state of South Sudan. [4]
On 1 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 32 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] Mayol Kur Akuei was appointed Governor in 2015. [8]
| Tenure | Incumbent | Party | ||
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| May 2015 – 2017 | Mayol Kur Akuei | SPLM | ||
| 2017 – 2017 | Theji Da Aduot Deng | SPLM (IO) | ||
| 2017 – June 2020 | Kuol Deim Kuol | SPLM (IO) | ||
| 2019 – 2020 | Dr. Lawrence Miabok Wuor Piok | SPLM | ||
| June 2020 – 2021 | William Chol Awanlith | SPLM | ||
| June 2021 – May 2022 | Hon. Peter Daau Chopkuer | SPLM | ||
| May 2022 – June 2022 | Hon. Tiop Manyluak Diraan | SPLM | ||
| June 2022 – Present | Stephano Wieu Mialek | SPLM | [9] |
On 16 June 2022, President Salva Kiir appointed a new chief administrator.
On 8 June 2021, President Salva Kiir appointed a new chief administrator. [10]
The Ruweng Administrative Area is located in the northern part of South Sudan and its headquarters is at Pariang. It borders the former Fashoda State in the east and Fangak State in the southeast, Northern Liech State in the south, Twic State in the southwest, Abyei to the west, and Sudan in the north.
It is the most oil producing area in South Sudan, about 80% of South Sudanese oil is produced here, mainly in Unity / Darbim oil field (in the southern part), Heglig / Panthou oil field (in the north-western part), Tomasouth/Kaloj oilfield (in the western part) and Toor / Athony oil field or and other oil fields like Labob / Miading and Munga / Wanhe Danluel oilfield and Maan Awal and others fields .
Ruweng is rich in animal resources and fish resources, and it also is the home of two lakes: Lake Jau (in the northern part) and Lake No (in the southern part), where Bahr el Ghazal River ends and joins the White Nile.
Ruweng is the home of Ruweng Dinkas which are Panaruu Dinka with 12 sub tribes and Aloor or Ruweng Biemnom Dinka with 6 sub-tribes.
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Twic State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Aweil East to the west, the disputed Abyei region to the north, Gogrial to the south, Northern Liech to the east, and Ruweng to the northeast. The population of Twic State was recorded at 204,905 in 2008, and was estimated at a population of 543,410 in 2014. The capital of the state was Mayen-Abun, with an estimated population of around 2,000 people in city limits.
Tonj State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Wau to the west, Gbudwe to the southwest, Gogrial to the northwest, Northern Liech to the northeast, Gok and Southern Liech to the east, and Western Lakes to the south and east.
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