Greater Upper Nile
| Greater Upper Nile |
| — Region — |
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| Coordinates: |
| Country |
South Sudan |
| Region |
Greater Upper Nile |
| Area |
| • Total |
236,208 km2 (91,200.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) |
| • Total |
2,908,756 |
| • Density |
12.3/km2 (31.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
EAT (UTC+3) |
The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern South Sudan.[1] It is named for the White Nile, a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.
Geography
The region consists of the states of Jonglei, Unity, and Upper Nile.[1] It borders Ethiopia to the east and the Republic of the Sudan to the north.
History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the Republic of the Sudan on 9 July 2011 along with its fellow Southern Sudanese regions of Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria. The three regions now constitute the Republic of South Sudan.[1]
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