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Central Equatoria

Central Equatoria is a state in . With an area of 43,033 square kilometres, it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal, named after a tributary of the that flows through the state.
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  • Type: state of South Sudan with 1,440,000 residents
  • Description: state of South Sudan
  • Also known as: “Al Iqlim al Istiwai”, “Bahar aj Jabal”, “Baḩr al Jabal”, “Bahr al Jebel”, “Bahr el Gabel”, “Central Equatoria State”, “Central Equatoria|”, and “Wilāyat Baḩr al Jabal”

Central Equatoria

Latitude
4.75° or 4° 45′ north
Longitude
31° east
Population
1,440,000
Elevation
688 metres (2,257 feet)
Open location code
6GPHQ222+22
Geo­Names ID
408655
Wiki­data ID
Q487709
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Central Equatoria” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الاستوائية الوسطى”
  • Arabic: “الولاية الاستوائية الوسطى”
  • Arabic: “وسط الاستوائية”
  • Arabic: “وسط الاستوائيه”
  • Arabic: “ولاية الاستوائية الوسطى”
  • Arabic: “ولاية بحر الجبل”
  • Arabic: “ولاية وسط الاستوائية”
  • Armenian: “Կենտրոնական Էկվատորիա”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральная Экватарыяльная правінцыя”
  • Bengali: “সেন্টাল নিরক্ষীয়তা”
  • Bulgarian: “Централна Екваториална провинция”
  • Bulgarian: “Централна Екватория”
  • Catalan: “Bahr al-Jabal”
  • Catalan: “Central Equatoria”
  • Catalan: “Equatoria Central”
  • Catalan: “Equatòria Central”
  • Cebuano: “Central Equatoria State”
  • Chinese: “中赤道州”
  • Chinese: “中赤道省”
  • Danish: “Central Equatoria”
  • Dutch: “Al-Istiwa’iyya Al-Wusta”
  • Dutch: “Bahr-al-Jabal”
  • Dutch: “Central Equatoria”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Ekvatorio”
  • Finnish: “Central Equatoria”
  • Finnish: “Keski-Ekvatoria”
  • French: “Bahr al Djabal”
  • French: “Central Equatoria”
  • French: “Équatoria-Central”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური ეკვატორია”
  • German: “Al-Istiwa’iyya al-wusta”
  • German: “Central Equatoria”
  • German: “SD-17”
  • German: “Zentral-Äquatoria”
  • German: “Zentraläquatoria”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Εκουατόρια”
  • Gujarati: “સેન્ટ્રલ ઇક્વેટોરિયા”
  • Hebrew: “אקווטוריה התיכונה”
  • Hindi: “मध्य इक्वेटोरिया”
  • Indonesian: “Bahrul Jabal”
  • Indonesian: “Equatoria Tengah”
  • Indonesian: “Khatulistiwa Tengah”
  • Italian: “Al-Istiwa’iyya al-wusta”
  • Italian: “Bahr al-Jabal”
  • Italian: “Equatoria Centrale”
  • Japanese: “中央エクアトリア州”
  • Kannada: “ಮಧ್ಯ ಇಕ್ವಟೋರಿಯಾ”
  • Korean: “중부 적도 주”
  • Korean: “중앙 에콰토리아 주”
  • Korean: “중앙에콰토리아주”
  • Latvian: “Centrālā Ekvatorija”
  • Lithuanian: “Bahr al Džabalis”
  • Lithuanian: “Centrinė Ekvatorija”
  • Macedonian: “Централна Екваторија”
  • Malay: “Central Equatoria”
  • Malay: “Khatulistiwa Tengah”
  • Marathi: “सेंट्रल इक्वेटोरिया”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central Equatoria”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Equatoria Centrala”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Equatòria Centrala”
  • Persian: “استوائیه وسطی”
  • Persian: “استوائیهٔ وسطی”
  • Persian: “بحرالجبل”
  • Polish: “Ekwatoria Środkowa”
  • Portuguese: “Al-Istiwāʾiyya al-Wusṭā”
  • Portuguese: “Bahr al Jabal”
  • Portuguese: “Equatoria Central”
  • Portuguese: “Equatória Central”
  • Romanian: “Statul Ecuatoria Centrală”
  • Russian: “Центральная Экваториальная провинция”
  • Russian: “Центральная Экватория”
  • Serbian: “Centralna Ekvatorija”
  • Serbian: “Централна Екваторија”
  • Sinhala: “මධ්‍යම ඉක්වටෝරියා”
  • Slovenian: “Centralna Ekvatorija”
  • Slovenian: “SD-17”
  • Spanish: “Bahr al Jabal”
  • Spanish: “Ecuatoria Central”
  • Spanish: “Equatoria Central”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Ecuatoria Central”
  • Swahili: “Equatoria Mashariki”
  • Swahili: “Mashariki Equatoria”
  • Swedish: “Al Istwa’iyya al Wusta”
  • Swedish: “Al Istwaiyya al Wusta”
  • Swedish: “Al-Istiwa’iyya al-Wusta”
  • Swedish: “Al-Istwa’iyya al-Wusta”
  • Swedish: “Al-Istwaiyya al-Wusta”
  • Swedish: “Central Equatoria”
  • Tamil: “சென்ட்ரல் ஏகுவடோரியா”
  • Telugu: “మధ్య ఈక్వటోరియా”
  • Thai: “เซ็นทรัล อิเควทอเรียล”
  • Turkish: “Merkez Ekvator”
  • Turkish: “Orta Equatoria”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральна Екваторія”
  • Urdu: “وسطی استوائی”
  • Uzbek: “Markaziy Ekvatoriya”
  • Uzbek: “Марказий Экватория”
  • Vietnamese: “Bahr al Jabal”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Equatoria”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Butnga nga Equatoria”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Central Equatoria”
  • Western Panjabi: “وشکارلا استوائی”
  • Zulu: “Central Equatoria”

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