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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lakes State | 0 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.