Greater Upper Nile

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Greater Upper Nile

The Greater Upper Nile (Arabic: منطقة أعالي النيل, romanized: A'Ali An Nil) is a region of northeastern South Sudan.[1] It is named for the White Nile (it is its lowest portion in South Sudan), a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.

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Greater Upper Nile
منطقة أعالي النيل
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Location in South Sudan.
Coordinates: 10°30′N 32°30′E
Country South Sudan
RegionGreater Upper Nile
CapitalMalakal
Area
  Total
236,208 km2 (91,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 Estimate)
  Total
4,119,700
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
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History

The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011 along with its fellow Southern Sudanese regions of Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria. The three regions now constitute the Republic of South Sudan.[1]

Geography

The Greater Upper Nile borders Ethiopia to the east and the Republic of Sudan to the north. The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal lies to the west and the region of Equatoria lies to the South of Greater Upper Nile.

Administrative divisions

The Greater Upper Nile consists of the following states:[1]

Between October 2015 and February 2020, the region consisted of the following states:

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