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Rumbek is the headquarters of Rumbek Central County and is the capital of Lakes State, one of the 10 states of South Sudan.Following the peace agreement ending the Second Sudanese Civil War, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement chose Rumbek to serve as the temporary administrative center of the Government of Southern Sudan. [3]
Rumbek Airport is located in Rumbek Central County, Lakes State, in the Bahr el Ghazal Region of South Sudan, near the town of Rumbek. Its location lies approximately 302 kilometres (188 mi), by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in the country. [1] Rumbek Airport is located at an altitude of 420 metres (1,380 ft ...
The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of Bahr el Ghazal (northwest), Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into 79 counties. In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states ...
Population. (2014 Estimate) • Total. 546,240. Western Lakes was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. [4] It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and was part of the former state of Lakes State. It bordered Amadi State, Eastern Lakes State, Gbudwe State, Gok, Maridi State, Southern Liech State ...
Lakes State is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km 2. Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South 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 ...
Documents report a catholic mission in the town of Thiet in 1949, [3] Rumbek in 1951 [4] and Tonj in 1953, [5] all by that time under the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr al-Ghazal (Wau). The Apostolic Vicariate of Rumbek was established by Pope Pius XII on 3 July 1955 [ 6 ] including a territory much larger than today’s Diocese of Rumbek.
Rumbek Centre County is an administrative area (county) located in Lakes State, South Sudan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In August 2016, the former Rumbek Centre County had split to create Amongping County, Malek County and Rumbek County.