Lakes State

Lakes State Jieng/Belle
State
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Location in South Sudan.
Coordinates: 06°46′N 28°53′E
Country	South Sudan
Region	Bahr el Ghazal
State	Jul 9th 2011
Capital	Rumbek
Government
• Type	Revitalized Transitional government
• Governor	Madang Majok Meen
Area
• Total	43,595.08 km2 (16,832.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017 estimate)
• Total	853,097
• Density	19.5687/km2 (50.6826/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2019)	0.348 low · 6th of 10

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Cattle Herders at Cattle Camp in Rumbek

Lakes is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km². Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat, or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border was the White Nile with Jonglei State on the opposite bank. To the northeast lay the Unity State. Other borders included Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.

In July 2011, Ramciel in Lakes state was under consideration by the federal government as a site for a new national capital, which would replace Juba.