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Unity State, also known as Western Upper Nile, [3] is a state in South Sudan. Unity State is in the Greater Upper Nile region. Unity is 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.
Rubkona (or Rub Kona, Rub-Koni) is a town in the Rubkona County of Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.It lies on the northern bank of the Bahr el Ghazal River, connected via the El Salaam Bridge (The Peace Bridge) to the state capital, Bentiu. [1]
Mayom County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. It is located to the west of Bentiu . The county headquarters is Mayom town.
Rubkona County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan. [2]The administrative center is the town of Rubkona, across the Bahr el Ghazal River from the state capital Bentiu and the town of Yoynyang, which are also in Rubkona County.
Bentiu is located in Rubkona County, Unity State, [1] in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, near the international border with the Republic of the Sudan.It lies approximately 654 kilometers (406 miles), by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. [2]
Mayom was the base for the South Sudan Unity Army (SSUA) that Matiep formed early in 1998, incorporating his former Anyanya II and South Sudan Defense Force (SSDN) Bul Nuer forces. The SSUA was supported by the Government of Sudan. [ 7 ]
Thar Jath Airstrip (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is located in Guit County, Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile Region of South Sudan, near the town of Duar.This location lies approximately 464 kilometres (288 mi), by air, north of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan. [1]
Koch County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, covering an area in the centre of the state. [2] The administrative centre is the town of Koch. Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar, Wath-Thier and Bieh. [3]