Lakes region

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The Lakes region is an administrative area in South Sudan known for its numerous lakes and wetlands, forming part of the greater Bahr el Ghazal area.

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Lakes region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
state of South Sudan
borderedBy Central Equatoria State NERFINISHED
Jonglei State NERFINISHED
Unity State NERFINISHED
Warrap State NERFINISHED
Western Bahr el Ghazal State NERFINISHED
Western Equatoria State NERFINISHED
capital Rumbek NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
containsPartOf Sudd wetlands NERFINISHED
country South Sudan NERFINISHED
createdAsStateOf Republic of South Sudan NERFINISHED
dateOfStatehood 2011
formedFrom former Lakes province of Sudan
hasBodyOfWater Lake Nyiboor NERFINISHED
Lake Shambe NERFINISHED
Lake Yirol NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity cattle herding
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasGeographicFeature lakes
swamps
wetlands
hasRiver White Nile NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Awerial NERFINISHED
Cueibet NERFINISHED
Maper NERFINISHED
Rumbek NERFINISHED
Wulu NERFINISHED
Yirol NERFINISHED
locatedIn East Africa NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
majorEthnicGroup Dinka NERFINISHED
nameInEnglish Lakes State NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Arabic
English
partOf Bahr el Ghazal region NERFINISHED
Greater Bahr el Ghazal NERFINISHED
regionType Lakes region
religion Christianity
Traditional African religions NERFINISHED
shortName Lakes NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
usesCurrency South Sudanese pound NERFINISHED
utcOffset +3

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Bahr el Ghazal hasSubregion Lakes region