Lakes is one of the 10 states of South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

. It has an area of 40,235 km². Rumbek

Rumbek

Rumbek is a town in South Sudan.-Location:The town of Rumbek is located in Rumbek Central County, Lakes State in central South Sudan. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country. Rumbek sits at an elevation of above sea level...

 is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal

Bahr el Ghazal

The Bahr el Ghazal is a region of western South Sudan. Its name comes from the river Bahr el Ghazal.- Geography :The region consists of the states of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Lakes, and Warrap. It borders Central African Republic to the west...

 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 mudiriya

Mudiriya

Mudiriya , meaning "directorate" , is an administrative subdivision also known in English as mudirate, and often translated as "province". It was formerly used in Egypt and in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The term was also used in Yemen. The mudiriya were subdivided into markaz, or districts...

t, or province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 of Equatoria

Equatoria

Equatoria is a region in the south of present-day South Sudan along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Egypt, it also contained most of Northern part of present day Uganda including Albert Lake...

 in 1948. The eastern border is the White Nile

White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...

 with Jonglei

Jonglei

Jonglei is one of the 10 states of South Sudan. Jonglei is the largest state in the Republic of South Sudan, with approximately 122,479 km2, as well as the most populous according to the controversial 2008 census conducted during present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. Bor is the...

 on the opposite bank. To the northeast lies Unity State. Other borders include Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria

Central Equatoria

-Government:Executive*Governor - Maj. Gen. Clement Wani Konga*Deputy Governor and Minister of Education, Science and Technology - Mr. Manase Lomole Waya *Minister of Education - Lokulenge Lole Lokule...

 to the south.

As of July 2011, Ramciel

Ramciel

Ramciel, also spelled Ramshiel, is a place in Lakes, a state in South Sudan, that will serve as the future site of the national capital. It is considered the geographic center of the country and borders Jonglei state to the west...

 in Lakes state is under consideration by the federal government as a site for a new national capital, which would replace Juba

Juba

- Locations :* Juba, the capital of South Sudan* Juba, Estonia, a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia- People :* Juba I of Numidia * Juba II of Numidia * Juba of Mauretania...

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Like all states in South Sudan, Lakes is divided into counties; there are 8 counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. The counties are further divided into Payams, then Bomas.

Government

• Caretaker-Governor - Telar Ring Deng (SPLM).
• Deputy Governor and State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement Agencies – Lt. Col. David Nok Marial Buot (formerly Awan Guol Riak)
• Director General for Local Government and Traditional Authority - Samuel Mabor Kedit
• Minister of Education - Mr. Gordon Maker Abol (USAP)
• Minister of Finance and Economic Planning - Hon Gordon Matot Tut(SPLM)
• Director General for Finance and Administration - Abednego Maker Majak
• Minister of Health - Dr. Parmena Marial Akuocpiir (SPLM)
• Minister for Physical Infrastructure - Mr. Jok Ayom Majak (SPLM)
• Minister for Agriculture - Chol Tong Mayay (SPLM)
• Minister for Information, Communication, Culture, Youth and Sports - Mrs. Agad Chol Mabuong (SPLM)
• Minister for Social Welfare - Mr. Peter Guien Riak (USAP 2)
• Minister for Parliamentary Affairs - Mr. Jeremiah Telar Arol (SPLM) (ACTING)

County Commissioners

• Rumbek Central - Abraham Makoi Bol Kodi (SPLM)
• Rumbek East - Mabor Mayen Wol (SPLM) *(Replaced Cirilo Majok Mading, also from the SPLM).
• Rumbek North - John Beliu Awol (SPLM) *(Suspended)
• Wulu - Gideon Chilur (SPLM)
• Aweriar - Simon Aguto Kok (SPLM)
• Cueibet - Kongor Deng Kongor (SPLM)
• Yirol West - Diardit Bol (SPLM)
• Yirol East - Athian Majak Malou (SPLM)
• Commissioner of Lakes state headquarter - Benjamin Machiek (UDF)
• Commissioner of Lakes state police headquarter- Mading Duor (SPLM)