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Western Equatoria, South Sudani
Regional Level Types
Western EquatoriaState
South SudanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Yambio40,382 (2017)
Maridi14,224 (2017)
Tambura9,483 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
299480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299480:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Équatoria-Occidental, Soudan du Sud
German:
West-Äquatoria, Südsudan
Italian:
Equatoria Occidentale, Sudan del Sud
Russian:
Западная Экватория, Южный Судан
Simplified Chinese:
西赤道省, 南蘇丹
Spanish:
Ecuatoria Occidental, Sudán del Sur
Arabic:
غرب الاستوائية, جنوب السودان
Bengali:
ওয়েস্টার্ন ইকুয়েটোরিয়া, দক্ষিণ সুদান
Bulgarian:
Западна Екватория, Южен Судан
Catalan:
Equatòria Occidental, Sudan del Sud
Cebuano:
Western Equatoria, Habagatang Sudan
Danish:
Western Equatoria, Sydsudan
Dutch:
Western Equatoria, Zuid-Soedan
Esperanto:
Okcidenta Ekvatorio, Sud-Sudano
Finnish:
Länsi-Ekvatoria, Etelä-Sudan
Georgian:
დასავლეთი ეკვატორია, სამხრეთი სუდანი
Greek:
Γουέστερν Εκουατόρια, Νότιο Σουδάν
Gujarati:
વેસ્ટર્ન ઇક્વેટોરિયા, દક્ષિણ સૂડાન
Hebrew:
אקווטוריה המערבית, דרום סודאן
Hindi:
पश्चिमी इक्वेटोरिया, दक्षिण सूडान
Hungarian:
Nyugat-Equatoria, Dél-Szudán
Indonesian:
Khatulistiwa Barat, Sudan Selatan
Japanese:
西エクアトリア州, 南スーダン
Kannada:
ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಈಕ್ವಟೋರಿಯಾ, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಸುಡಾನ್
Korean:
서에콰토리아주, 남수단
Latvian:
Rietumu Ekvatorija, Dienvidsudāna
Lithuanian:
Vakarų Ekvatorija, Pietų Sudanas
Macedonian:
Западна Екваторија, Јужен Судан
Malay:
Western Equatoria, Sudan Selatan
Marathi:
वेस्टर्न इक्वेटोरिया, दक्षिण सुदान
Norwegian:
Western Equatoria, Sør-Sudan
Occitan:
Equatoria de l'Oèst, Sodan del Sud
Polish:
Ekwatoria Zachodnia, Sudan Południowy
Portuguese:
Equatória Ocidental, Sudão do Sul
Romanian:
Statul Ecuatoria de Vest, Sudanul de Sud
Serbian:
Западна Екваторија, Јужни Судан
Sinhalese:
බටහිර ඉක්වටෝරියා, දකුණු සුඩානය
Swahili:
Magharibi Equatoria, Sudan Kusini
Swedish:
Western Equatoria, Sydsudan
Tamil:
மேற்கு ஏகுவடோரிஆ, தெற்கு சூடான்
Telugu:
పశ్చిమ ఈక్వెటోరియా, దక్షిణ సూడాన్
Thai:
เวสเทิร์น อีกัวโทเรีย, ซูดานใต้
Traditional Chinese:
西赤道省, 南蘇丹
Turkish:
Batı Equatoria, Güney Sudan
Ukrainian:
Західна Екваторія, Південний Судан
Urdu:
مغربی استوائی, جنوبی سوڈان
Vietnamese:
Tây Equatoria, Nam Sudan
Waray:
Katundan nga Equatoria, Salatan nga Sudan
Western Punjabi:
لیندا استوائی, دکھن سوڈان


Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 79,343 square kilometres (30,635 sq mi). Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 1956. On October 2, 2011, the state was divided into Amadi, Maridi, and Gbudwe states, and Tambura State was split from Gbudwe state on January 14, 2015. Western Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine Composition (Fa19) characteristic of H-group chondrites (Fa~17-20 mol%).
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene is a primary constituent of all relatively equilibrated meteorites classified as a 'Olivine-bronzite' chondrites.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Equatoria
Wikidata ID:Q319979
GeoNames ID:408656

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