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Jonglei State

Map showing location of Jonglei state in South Sudan.

Geography: Jonglei is the largest state in South Sudan. Jonglei State borders Ethiopia to the east and five states within South Sudan: Upper Nile to the north, Unity and Lakes to the west, and Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria to the south.

Area: 122,479 km²

Population: 1,443,500 (2010)

Capital: Bor

Other Important Towns: Padak, Waat, Akobo, Pibor, Pochalla, Ayod, Fangak, Boma

Jonglei State Website: jonglei-sd.org/

Jonglei State Flag

Jonglei State Government

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Jonglei State Legislative Assembly

Jonglei State Cabinet

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Jonglei State Links

  • Jonglei governor makes changes in cabinet

    Tuesday 8 December 2015
    December 7, 2015 (BOR) - The governor of South Sudan’s Jonglei state, John Kong Nyuon last week relieved and reappointed his health minister to the finance ministry. The state decrees on the new changes were made by the office of the (...)

  • South Sudanese Christians plan "prophesied" pilgrimage to Israel

    Saturday 25 February 2012
    February 24, 2012 (JUBA) – Christians in South Sudan are planning a pilgrimage to Israel in fulfillment of what they say was God’s promise in the Bible to the people of the region, senior Church leaders have announced. FILE - A Bishop (...)

  • South Sudanese girls a family asset (Part II)

    Tuesday 24 September 2013
    By Philip Thon Aleu The scale of early marriages in South Sudan is being underestimated by outsiders but when girls are deceived to marry and get education after that, this is where it ends. She has to wait while bearing children. (...)

  • Government officials accused of misusing letter of credit in Jonglei state

    Sunday 21 June 2015
    June 20, 2015 (BOR) - South Sudanese members of chamber of commerce, which is a union for traders, has accused government officials of diverting large portion of $30 million worth of letter of credits (LCs) in Jonglei state since May (...)

  • 18 killed, six wounded in Jonglei’s Pigi county: official

    Friday 18 July 2014
    July 17, 2014 (JUBA) – At least 18 people were killed and six others wounded after unknown gunmen attacked a village north of South Sudan’s Jonglei state on Wednesday, an official said. "The attack occurred in Pigi county’s Cuei village (...)

  • Jonglei: Polio campaign commences amidst insecurity fears

    Tuesday 27 March 2012
    By Julius N. Uma March 26, 2012 (JUBA) - As South Sudan’s campaign against polio got under-way on Tuesday, health experts expressed fears that the three-day house-to-house exercise could face serious setbacks due to insecurity in (...)

  • Machar’s apology for 1991 Bor tragedy is patriotic

    Friday 12 August 2011
    By Isaiah Abraham August 11, 2011 — The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) broke up in August 1991 until 2002, when the two sides came together again. The break up at that time was so devastating and nearly brought the (...)

  • USAID launched Jonglei food security program in Bor

    Friday 14 October 2011
    By John Actually October 13, 2011 (BOR) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday launched a $54 million food security project in South Sudan’s troubled Jonglei state. Jonglei state government (...)

  • Jonglei and Lakes State SPLM members trained on new party constitution

    Sunday 18 November 2012
    November 17, 2012 (BOR/RUMBEK) - South Sudan’s ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), has begun training its members on the contents of a draft document containing a new SPLM Code of Conduct, Manifesto, and Internal (...)

  • Aid worker kidnapped and killed in Jonglei

    Sunday 11 November 2012
    November 10,2012 (BOR) - A South Sudanese man working for the Plan International aid organisation in Jonglei State has been kidnapped and killed by rebels in Pibor County. NGOs distribute relief items to civilians in Bor town of (...)

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