Central Equatoria

Central Equatoria
State
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Central Equatoria in South Sudan
Coordinates: 04°47′N 31°24′E / 4.783°N 31.400°E / 4.783; 31.400
Country	South Sudan
Region	Equatoria
Number of counties	6
Capital	Juba
Government
• Governor	Emmanuel Adil Anthony
Area
• Total	43,033.00 km2 (16,615.13 sq mi)
Population  (2014 Estimate)
• Total	1,103,592
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2021)	0.463[1] low · 1st of 10
Website	https://ceg.gov.ss/

Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of 43,033 square kilometres (16,615 sq mi), it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel),^[2][3] named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the state. It was renamed Central Equatoria in the first Interim Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2005 under the government of Southern Sudan. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital, Juba, is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2, 2015, the state was splited into three states: Jubek, Terekeka, and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.^[4]