Unity (state)

Unity State الوحدة
State of Sudan (1994–2011) State of South Sudan (2011–2015)
1994–2015
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Location in South Sudan
Capital		Bentiu
History
•	Creation as a state of Sudan	1994
•	Became a state of South Sudan after independence from Sudan	2011
•	Reorganisation of states	2015
Area
	37,836.69 km2(14,609 sq mi)
Population
•	2008	585,801

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Unity, sometimes known as Western Upper Nile was one of the 10 states of South Sudan. Unity state was in the Greater Upper Nile region. It had an area of 38,837 square kilometres (14,995 sq mi). Unity was inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups, the Nuer (majority) and the Dinka (minority).

In 2015, a presidential decree established a new system of 28 states, replacing the previously established 10. Unity State was replaced by the states of Ruweng, Northern Liech, and Southern Liech.

The capital of Unity state was Bentiu. Before an administrative reorganization in 1994, Unity was part of a much larger province of Upper Nile, and the state was sometimes called Western Upper Nile.

The counties of Unity were Mayom, Rubkona, Panrieng, Leer, Guit, Koch, Abiemnom, Mayiendit, and Payinjiar.

The larger towns were Bentiu, Mayom and Leer.

Other towns were Riangnom, Rub-Koni, Yoahnyang, Tam, Mankien, Wang-Kay, Koch, Nyal and Ganyliel.

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