Lakes

Coordinates: 6°46′N 28°53′E / 6.767°N 28.883°E / 6.767; 28.883

Lakes (Al Buhayrat)

Lakes (Arabic: البحيرات‎; transliterated: al-Buhayrat) is one of the 25 wilayat or states of Sudan and one of the 10 states of Southern Sudan. It has an area of 40,235 km² and an estimated population of approximately 350,000 (2000). Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat, or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border is the White Nile with Jonglei across . To the northeast lies Unity (also known as Western Upper Nile). Warrap state towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.

Like all states in Southern Sudan, Lakes is divided into counties; there are 8 counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. The counties are further divided into Payams, then Bomas.

Government

• Governor - Lt. Gen. Daniel Awet Akot (SPLM).
• Deputy Governor and State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement Agencies – Lt. Col. David Nok Marial Buot (formerly Awan Guol Riak)
• Director General for Local Government and Traditional Authority - Samuel Mabor Kedit
• Minister of Education - Mr. Gordon Maker Abol (USAP)
• Minister of Finance and Economic Planning - Lt. Col Philip Marol Mading (SPLM)
• Director General for Finance and Administration - Abednego Maker Majak
• Minister of Health - Dr. Parmena Marial Akuocpiir (SPLM)
• Minister for Physical Infrastructure - Mr. Jok Ayom Majak (SPLM)
• Minister for Agriculture - Chol Tong Mayay (SPLM)
• Minister for Information, Communication, Culture, Youth and Sports - Mrs. Agad Chol Mabuong (SPLM)
• Minister for Social Welfare - Mr. Peter Guien Riak (USAP 2)
• Minister for Parliamentary Affairs - Mr. Jeremiah Telar Arol (SPLM) (ACTING)

County Commissioners

• Rumbek Central - Abraham Makoi Bol Kodi (SPLM)
• Rumbek East - Mabor Mayen Wol (SPLM) *(Replaced Cirilo Majok Mading, also from the SPLM).^[1]
• Rumbek North - John Beliu Awol (SPLM) *(Suspended) ^[2]
• Wulu - Gideon Chilur (SPLM)
• Awerial - Simon Agunto Kok (SPLM)
• Cueibet - Kongor Deng Kongor (SPLM)
• Yirol West - Agok Manyiel Dhieu (SPLM)
• Yirol East - Santo Dominic (SPLM)
• Commissioner of Lakes state headquarter - Benjamin Machiek (UDF)
• Commissioner of Lakes state police headquarter- Mading Duor (SPLM)

References

v • d • e States of Sudan Blue Nile · Central Equatoria · Eastern Equatoria · Al Jazirah · Jonglei · Kassala · Khartoum · Lakes · Northern Bahr el Ghazal · North Darfur · North Kurdufan · Northern · Al Qadarif · Red Sea · River Nile · Sennar · South Darfur · South Kurdufan · Unity · Upper Nile · Western Equatoria · Western Bahr el Ghazal · West Darfur · White Nile · Warrap

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