Unity State

Administrative divisions

The capital of Unity state is Bentiu. Before an administrative reorganization in 1994, Unity was part of a much larger province of Upper Nile, and the state was sometimes called Western Upper Nile.

The counties of Unity are:

• Guit County
• Koch County
• Leer County
• Mayiandit County
• Mayom County
• Panyijar County
• Rubkona County

Large towns in Unity include Bentiu, Mayom, Rubkona and Leer.

Other towns include,Guit, Riangnom, Rub-Koni, Yoahnyang, Tam, Mankien, Wang-Kay, Koch, Nyal and Ganyliel.{{cite web |ref= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612075833/http://www.unsudanig.org/library/mapcatalogue/south/data/state/SS_0026_U_State_A4_20100308_300_1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-06-12 |access-date=2011-09-14}}

Economy

Agriculture is the state's primary economic activity. Many people of the state are nomadic agro-pastoralists who engage in both agriculture and rearing of livestock, especially cattle. Farming is primarily conducted during the rainy season, although some cultivation also occurs during summer. Vegetables are not widely cultivated, as most farmers are rural rather than urban, and therefore lack access to markets for their produce. Some NGOs have introduced farmers to the practice of cultivation for market.

Oil fields

Southern Sudan's first oil reserves were discovered in the area during the 1970s. The international oil companies which engaged in oil exploration contributed to the massive displacement of the indigenous population.

Oilfields in the state include the Unity oilfield and most of Block 5A. The Unity oilfield is within the largest hydrocarbon accumulation in the Muglad rift basin and contains an estimated 150000000 oilbbl of oil.

The Greater Nile Oil Pipeline begins in the Unity oilfield.

References

References

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