page_title: States of South Sudan
section_title: 28 states (2015–2017)
hierarchical_section_title: States of South Sudan / 28 states (2015–2017)
caption_attribution_description: Polski: 28 stanów Sudanu Południowego w granicach regionów (prowincji historycznych) English: 28 States of South Sudan within regions (historical provinces)
context_page_description: The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces of Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, and Greater Upper Nile. The states are further divided into 180 counties.
  In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 previously established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties challenged the constitutionality of this decree and the decree was referred to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November the South Sudanese parliament approved the creation of the new states. In January 2017, President Salva Kiir decreed a further subdivision of the country from 28 into 32 states.
  In February 2020, as a result of a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War, the country returned to the original 10 states plus two administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and the special administrative status area of Abyei.
caption: The 28 states of South Sudan grouped in the three historical provinces of the Sudan   Bahr el Ghazal   Equatoria   Greater Upper Nile
exif: {}