Place:West Equatoria, Sudan

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NameWest Equatoria
Alt namesWestern Equatoriasource: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 87
TypeState
Coordinates5.0°N 29.0°E
Located inSudan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Amadi
Boli
Dari
Dimo
Ibba
Khogali
Logo
Maridi
Medi
Moingbi
Mupoi
Mvolo
Nakape
Ngop
Ri Yubu
Tambura
Vuya
Wayi
Wuneba
Yambio
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Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 1956. On October 2, 2011, the state was divided into Amadi, Maridi, and Gbudwe states, and Tambura State was split from Gbudwe state on January 14, 2015. Western Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.

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