Lakes State

{{Short description|State of South Sudan}}

{{Infobox state

|name = Lakes State

|native_name = Jieng/Belle

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|settlement_type = State

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|image_flag = Flag of Lakes State.png

|image_seal = Emblem of Lakes State.png

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|image_map =Al-Buhayrat Map.svg

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|map_caption = Location in South Sudan.

|coordinates = {{coord|06|46|N|28|53|E|region:SS|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|South Sudan}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Bahr el Ghazal

|subdivision_type2 = No. of counties:Eight

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|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Rumbek

|government_type = Revitalized Transitional government

|leader_title = Governor

|leader_name = Rin Tueny Mabor

|established_title = State

|established_date = Jul 9th 2011

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|area_total_km2 = 43595.08

|population_as_of = 2017 estimate{{Cite web |title=South Sudan: States and counties |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/southsudan/admin/|access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

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|population_total = 853,097

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = CAT

|utc_offset = +2

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| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2019)

| blank_info_sec1 = 0.348{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
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File:Cattle Herders at Cattle Camp in Rumbek, South Sudan.jpg

Lakes is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km². Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat, or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border was the White Nile with Jonglei State on the opposite bank. To the northeast lied the Unity State. Other borders included Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.

In July 2011, Ramciel in Lakes state was under consideration by the federal government as a site for a new national capital, which would replace Juba.{{cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2011-07-08-south-sudan-brushes-fear-aside/|agency=Mail & Guardian|title=South Sudan brushes fear aside|date=8 July 2011|accessdate=24 July 2011|first=Sean|last=Christie}}