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from 2011 to 2015. The city of Tonj serves the State
Capital. Mathiang Magoordit is its current governor, Tonj was one of Western Bahr Al Ghazaal districts during 1944. The state cabinet, consisting of seven ministers and three advisors, was approved by the state's members of parliament in March 2016.
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Tonj State comprises what was formerly Tonj North, Tonj East and Tonj South
Counties. The area is so large that at one time the South Sudan government considered dividing it up into two states instead of having one Tonj State. Previously, the areas comprising Tonj State had been part of Warrap State
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issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. 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
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After the split up, Tonj State broke down even further for a total of 19 counties. Five new additional counties were created later on to bring the total of 24. The 24 counties are part of the 182 counties in South Sudan. Tonj State also contains the municipality of Tonj Town. The 24 counties are
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parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In
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in the southern and eastern parts of the state. Much of the land is considered suitable for agrarian activities.
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that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the
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446:"Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval"
608:"Tonj State Governor Appoints Commissioners For 19 Counties"
546:. South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015. Archived from
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464:"South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states"
404:"The Tonj area of the ECS Diocese of Wau: Water Project"
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527:"Brief Analysis of the Boundaries of the 28 States"
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179:Administrative divisions
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610:. Gurtong. 28 June 2016
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656:States of South Sudan
525:Johnson, Douglas H.
844:Northern Upper Nile
550:on 2 February 2016.
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379:. The East African
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295:References
288:Mabior Yar
215:Marial Lou
173:Tonj River
152:Salva Kiir
104:Tonj State
89:Population
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776:Yei River
728:Equatoria
614:6 January
360:14 August
356:. Gurtong
337:14 August
333:. Gurtong
314:14 August
169:Jur River
163:Resources
771:Terekeka
285:Wanhalel
250:Ngapagok
829:Latjoor
824:Jonglei
819:Fashoda
766:Tambura
756:Kapoeta
746:Imatong
688:Gogrial
264:Former
229:Former
221:Rualbet
212:Manloor
209:Konggor
188:Former
146:History
124:Gogrial
97:448,950
63:Capital
53:Country
849:Ruweng
834:Maiwut
814:Fangak
761:Maridi
741:Gbudwe
259:Wunlit
224:Warrap
197:Alabek
120:Gbudwe
794:Akobo
751:Jubek
736:Amadi
673:Aweil
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256:Palal
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206:Kirik
34:State
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799:Bieh
708:Twic
703:Tonj
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