| Ruweng Administrative Area | |
| Settlement Type: | Administrative area |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Sudan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Pariang[1] |
| Subdivision Type2: | Number of Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | 2[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2014 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 246360 |
| Leader Title: | Chief Administrator |
| Image Map1: | Ruweng in South Sudan 2015.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Ruweng state (2015–2020) |
| Timezone: | CAT |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
The Ruweng Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan.[3] The area was known as Ruweng State between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020 when it was a state of South Sudan.[4]
On 1 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[5] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[6] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[7] Mayol Kur Akuei was appointed Governor in 2015.[8]
| Tenure | Incumbent | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 – 2017 | Mayol Kur Akuei | SPLM | |||
| 2017 – 2017 | Theji Da Aduot Deng | SPLM (IO) | |||
| 2017 – June 2020 | Kuol Deim Kuol | SPLM (IO) | |||
| 2019 – 2020 | Dr. Lawrence Miabok Wuor Piok | Sudan People's Liberation Movement(northern sector) | SPLM | ||
| June 2020 – 2021 | William Chol Awanlith | Sudan People's Liberation Movement (northern sector) | SPLM | ||
| June 2021 – May 2022 | Hon. Peter Daau Chopkuer | SPLM | |||
| May 2022 – June 2022 | Hon. Tiop Manyluak Diraan | SPLM | |||
| June 2022 – May 2024 | Stephano Wieu Mialek | SPLM | [9] | ||
| May 2024 – Incumbent | Hon. Tiop Manyluak Diraan | SPLM |
On 16 June 2022, President Salva Kiir appointed a new chief administrator.
On 8 June 2021, President Salva Kiir appointed a new chief administrator.[10]
The Ruweng Administrative Area is located in the northern part of South Sudan and its headquarters is at Pariang. It borders the former Upper Nile State in the east and Jonglei State in the southeast, Unity State in the south, Warrap State in the southwest, Abyei to the northwest, and Sudan in the north.
It is the most oil producing area in South Sudan, about 80% of South Sudanese oil is produced here, mainly in Unity / Darbim oil field (in the southern part), Heglig / Panthou oil field (in the north-western part), Tomasouth/Kaloj oilfield (in the western part) and Toor / Athony oil field or and other oil fields like Labob / Miading and Munga / Wanhe Danluel oilfield and Maan Awal and others fields .
Ruweng is rich in animal resources and fish resources, and it also is the home of two lakes: Lake Jau (in the northern part) and Lake No locally known as Dhoo (in the southern part), where Bahr el Ghazal River ends and joins the White Nile.
Ruweng is the home of Ruweng Dinkas which are Panaruu Dinka with 12 sub tribes and Aloor or Ruweng Biemnom Dinka with 6 sub-tribes.
The area consists of 7 counties: Jau County, Aliny County, Wunkur County, Lake No county, Jamjang County, Abiemnom East County, and Abiemnom West County.