Northern Upper Nile State

{{Short description|State of South Sudan from 2017 to 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name =Northern Upper Nile

|settlement_type=State

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Northern Upper Nile in South Sudan, after creation of new states

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|South Sudan}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|seat_type=Capital

|seat=Renk

|leader_title = Governor

|timezone =EAT

|utc_offset = +3

}}

Northern Upper Nile was a state in South Sudan that existed between January 2017 and February 2020.{{cite news |last1=Mutambo |first1=Aggrey |title=S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/South-Sudan-number-of-states/4552908-5456652-146yscpz/index.html |accessdate=February 15, 2020 |agency=The East African}}{{cite web|url=https://paanluelwel.com/2017/01/22/the-32-federal-states-of-the-republic-of-south-sudan/|title=The 32 Federal States of the Republic of South Sudan|author=|date=29 December 2018|website=PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd}}{{cite web|url=http://hotinjuba.com/32-states-republic-south-sudan/|title=The 32 States of the Republic of South Sudan|author=|date=29 December 2018|website=Hot in Juba}}