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South Sudan is divided into ten states which correspond to the three historical regions of Sudan, namely Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria and Great Upper Nile. These historical regions are now sub-divided into the following states:
Bahr el Ghazal - Northern Bahr el Ghazal,
Western Bahr el Ghazal, Lakes State and Warrap;
Equatoria - Eastern Equatoria, Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria;
and
Greater Upper Nile - Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile.
Bruce Berry, 01 March 2012
Central Equatoria State
Image sent by Vanja Poposki, 01 Jan 2012
Central Equatoria is the smallest of the ten states
which make up South Sudan. According to
Wikipedia, it was
formerly named Bahr al Jaba after a tributary of the the White Nile that
flows through the state. It was re-named Central Equatoria on 01 April 2005.
Juba, the capital city of South Sudan, is also the state capital of Central Equatoria.
After some searching, I'm sure that Central Equatoria state has changed its flag. The new flag is green with white circle with state emblem, a rhinoceros, within and words "CENTRAL EQUATORIA above the emblem and STATE below. Photographs show the rhino facing left, while in others it faces right with no lettering.
Previously the state flag had the state emblem in the
centre of a white background.
Vanja Poposki, 01 Jan 2012
Image
by Zoltan Horvath, 29 Dec 2011
The flag of Eastern Equatoria state comprises four horizontal stripes of yellow, black and red with the state emblem or logo in the centre. The yellow symbolises the state's rich mineral resources, while black represents the African inhabitants and red symbolises the bloodshed during the liberation struggle. The green within the central oval emblem represents vegetation and agriculture. The cheetah, described as "gently moving" symbolises the rate of development and the nature of the people of Eastern Equatoria who are always organised and quick to respond - taken from this source.
The previous flag of Eastern Equatoria can be seen in a
photograph accompanying this article
here.
Aleksander Nemet, 25 June 2011
Lakes State
Image by Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011
The flag of Lakes State has the emblem in the centre with the name of the
beneath. This design with a blue background replaces that where the state
emblem was in a green roundel on white (see below), which is the basic design
followed by the state flags in South Sudan
Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011
Image by Zoltán Horváth, 29 Dec 2011
Unity State
Image by Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011
Upper Nile State
Image by Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011
Ulang County (Upper Nile)
Image by Vanja Poposki, 25 Aug 2013
Ulang County is located in Upper Nile state and recently adopted its own flag. The flag comprises three unequal horizontal stripes of gold, dark blue and gold with the emblem of the county in the centre of the blue stripe. A black isosceles triangle is at the hoist with eight 5-pointed white stars placed along the edge of the top and bottom arms.
Western Equatoria State
Image by Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011
Western Bahr al-Ghazal
Image by Jaume Ollé Casals, 14 Dec 2011