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Most Upper Nile State citizens have limited access to news and other media information. In cities like
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flowes through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region of
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In October 2015, the states of South Sudan were reorganized into 28 states by President
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This article is about the state in South Sudan. For the region containing it, see
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was the capital of the state. The towns of Upper Nile State
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as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.
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In South Sudan it is the lowest portion of the Nile.
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Upper Nile, Sudan
Greater Upper Nile

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09°46′N 32°44′E / 9.767°N 32.733°E / 9.767; 32.733
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