Eastern Lakes State
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Eastern Lakes | |
|---|---|
 Location of Eastern Lakes State within South Sudan | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Capital | Yirol[1] |
| Number of Counties | 15[2] |
| Population (2014 Estimate) | |
• Total | 335,130 |
Eastern Lakes State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Southern Liech to the north, Western States to the west, Amadi to the southwest, Terekeka to the southeast, and Jonglei to the east.
On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[4] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[6]
