Gharb Baḩr al Ghazāl

Western Bahr el Ghazal State
State
2011–2015
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Capital		Wau
History
•	Independence of South Sudan	2011
•	Reorganisation of states	2015
Area		91,079.95 km2(35,166 sq mi)

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Wau State was one of the 28 states of South Sudan. It had an area of 93,900 km² (36,255 sq mi) and was the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. It was part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital was Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north and the Central African Republic to the west. The portion now occupied by Raga County (pronounced 'Raja') is the southern part of the historical region known as "Dar Fertit".

Local ethnic groups included the Luo (The Original natives of Wau), and Balanda Boor, Balanda Bviri, Balanda Deim Zubeir (Balanda Viri, Balanda Bagari)( Balanda are one people settling in different locations hence Dem Zubier, Bagari, Bazia and Tambura are geographical names not tribal. they were found in both western Equatoria and Western Bahar El Ghazal states), Luo, Ndogo, Kresh, Bai, Baggara Arabs, and many others. Despite the common element "Balanda" in their names, the first two ethnicities are not related. Despite frequent mentions of the existence of a "Fertit people" in Western Bahr el Ghazal, there is no such people.

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