Unity (state)

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Unity State Western Upper Nile
State
Flag Seal
Location in South Sudan (2011-2015 boundaries)
Coordinates: 09°00′N 29°42′E / 9.000°N 29.700°E / 9.000; 29.700
Country	South Sudan
Region	Greater Upper Nile
No. of counties:	9
Capital	Bentiu
Government
• Type	State
• Governor	Riek Tap Long[1]
Area
• Total	37,836.39 km2 (14,608.71 sq mi)
Population  (2014 estimate)
• Total	824,700
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2021)	0.344[2] low · 7th of 10

Unity State, also known as Western Upper Nile,^[3] is a state in South Sudan. Unity State is in the Greater Upper Nile region. Unity is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups: the Nuer majority, and the Dinka minority.

In 2015, a presidential decree established a new system of 28 states, replacing the previously established 10. Unity State was replaced by the states of Ruweng, Northern Liech and Southern Liech.^[4] Unity State was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020 with smaller boundaries as the northern part of the former state became the Ruweng Administrative Area.^[5]