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Raga County
Raga County's Location (Highlighted in Red)
Raga County's Location (Highlighted in Red)
Country South Sudan
RegionBahr el Ghazal
StateWestern Bahr el Ghazal
Named forRaga (Town)
HeadquartersRaga
Area
 • Total61,792.46 km2 (23,858.20 sq mi)
Population
 • Total77,203
 (2017 estimate)[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Raga County is a county in Western Bahr el Ghazal state, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. It is the largest county in the nation. In Arabic, Raga County can be known as "Raja".[2][3]

Geography

Raga County is located in the northwestern part of South Sudan. It borders Sudan from north in Radom and Fifi in Hufrt-anahas (international border) in the south it has border with Wau state in Khor-Hajar, while in the east the official border is the Bora stream. In the west is bordering Republic Centre Africa, The total area is approximately 25.460 Kilometer squares.

Raga is one of the components of Bahr el Ghazal; it was a colonial province that covered the western Nile basin in the south of (Turco-Egyptian Sudan).

Historical administrative points

At the start of 1956, Raga County was a full district, which was when the Republic of Sudan had gained its independence.

Ethnic groups

As of 2013, ethnic groups reported in Raga County were Balanda, Banda, Buja, Feroghe, Kara, Kresh, Shat, and Yulu.[4]

Raga County is a home for Fertit ethnic groups namely:

Each group from the above mentioned have different native tongues, but they live together throughout the history of this area.

Population

Raga County's population is 54,340. It is the least populous county in Western Bahr el Ghazal.

Towns and cities

References

  1. ^ "South Sudan: States and counties". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "The 32 Federal States of the Republic of South Sudan". paanluelwel.com. 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "The 32 States of the Republic of South Sudan". hotinjuba.com. 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.