Key facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Region
- Greater Upper Nile
- Capital
- Bor
- Governor
- Riek Gai Kok
- Total
- 80,926 km (31,246 sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Hdi 2021
- 0.335 , low · 8th of 10
- Website
- https://jongleistate.org
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1358602
- Area
- 122479
- Image
- Village-fortress - panoramio.jpg
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- Jonglei state
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Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest state by area before reorganisation, with an area of approximately 122,581 km, as well as the most populous according to the 2008 census conducted in present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. The boundaries of the state were again changed as a result of a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
In the 21st century, Jonglei State has been marred by ethnic clashes, which the UNMISS estimated in May 2012 had affected the lives of over 140,000 people, and which have been magnified by the broader South Sudanese conflict since December 2013.