Upper Nile (state)

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Upper Nile
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Sudan.
Coordinates: 09°46′N 32°44′E / 9.767°N 32.733°E / 9.767; 32.733
Country	South Sudan
Region	Greater Upper Nile
Capital	Malakal
Government
• Governor	Abudhok Ayang Kur
Area
• Total	77,823.42 km2 (30,047.79 sq mi)
Population  (2017 estimate[1])
• Total	1,385,478
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
ISO 3166 code	SS-NU
HDI (2021)	0.426[2] low · 3rd of 10

Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan. The White Nile flowes through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region of Greater Upper Nile, of which it was part along with the states of Unity and Jonglei. It had an area of 77,823 square kilometres (30,048 sq mi). Malakal was the capital of the state. The towns of Upper Nile State Benythieng Akoka, Melut, Renk, Kodok, the location of the Fashoda Incident that ended the "Scramble for Africa", was located in the state. Upper Nile seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.

In October 2015, the states of South Sudan were reorganized into 28 states by President Salva Kiir. This was reversed as the result of a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.^[3]

In South Sudan it is the lowest portion of the Nile.