Western Equatoria

Western Equatoria is a state in . It has an area of 79,343 square kilometres. The state capital is . The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner.
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  • Type: state of South Sudan with 619,000 residents
  • Description: State of South Sudan
  • Also known as: Equatoria”, “Gharb al Istiwā’īyya”, “Gharb al Istiwāʼīyah”, “Western Equatoria State”, “Western Equatoria|”, “Wilāyat Gharb al Istiwā’īyah”, and “Wilāyat Gharb al Istiwā’īyya

Western Equatoria

Latitude
5.4° or 5° 24′ north
Longitude
28.4° or 28° 24′ east
Population
619,000
Elevation
635 metres (2,083 feet)
Open location code
6GQCCC22+22
Geo­Names ID
408656
Wiki­data ID
Q319979
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Western Equatoria” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غرب الاستوائية
  • Bengali: ওয়েস্টার্ন ইকুয়েটোরিয়া
  • Bulgarian: Западна Екватория
  • Catalan: Equatoria de l’Oest
  • Catalan: Equatòria de l’Oest
  • Catalan: Equatoria Occidental
  • Catalan: Equatòria Occidental
  • Catalan: Western Equatoria
  • Cebuano: Western Equatoria
  • Chinese: 西赤道州
  • Chinese: 西赤道省
  • Danish: Western Equatoria
  • Dutch: Gharb-al-Istiwa’iyah
  • Dutch: Western Equatoria
  • Esperanto: Okcidenta Ekvatorio
  • Finnish: Länsi-Ekvatoria
  • Finnish: Western Equatoria
  • French: Équatoria-Occidental
  • French: Gharb al Istioua’iyah
  • Georgian: დასავლეთი ეკვატორია
  • German: Gharb al Istiwa’iyah
  • German: Gharb al-Istiwa’iya
  • German: Gharb al-Istiwa’iyya
  • German: SD-16
  • German: West-Äquatoria
  • German: West-Equatoria
  • German: Westäquatoria
  • German: Westequatoria
  • German: Western Equatoria
  • Greek: Γουέστερν Εκουατόρια
  • Gujarati: વેસ્ટર્ન ઇક્વેટોરિયા
  • Hebrew: אקווטוריה המערבית
  • Hindi: पश्चिमी इक्वेटोरिया
  • Indonesian: Equatoria Barat
  • Indonesian: Gharbul Istiwa’iyah
  • Indonesian: Khatulistiwa Barat
  • Italian: Equatoria Occidentale
  • Italian: Gharb al-Istiwa’iyya
  • Japanese: 西エクアトリア州
  • Kannada: ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಈಕ್ವಟೋರಿಯಾ
  • Korean: 서부 에콰토리아 주
  • Korean: 서부 적도 주
  • Korean: 서에콰토리아주
  • Latvian: Rietumu Ekvatorija
  • Lithuanian: Vakarų Ekvatorija
  • Macedonian: Западна Екваторија
  • Malay: Khatulistiwa Barat
  • Malay: Western Equatoria
  • Marathi: वेस्टर्न इक्वेटोरिया
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Western Equatoria
  • Occitan (post 1500): Equatoria de l’Oèst
  • Occitan (post 1500): Equatòria Occidentala
  • Polish: Ekwatoria Zachodnia
  • Portuguese: Equatória Ocidental
  • Portuguese: Gharb al-istiwa’iyya
  • Romanian: Statul Ecuatoria de Vest
  • Russian: Западная Экваториальная провинция
  • Russian: Западная Экватория
  • Serbian: Zapadna Ekvatorija
  • Serbian: Западна Екваторија
  • Sinhala: බටහිර ඉක්වටෝරියා
  • Slovenian: SD-16
  • Slovenian: Zahodna Ekvatorija
  • Spanish: Ecuatoria del oeste
  • Spanish: Ecuatoria Occidental
  • Spanish: Equatoria del Oeste
  • Spanish: Estado de Ecuatoria Occidental
  • Swahili: Equatoria Magharibi
  • Swahili: Magharibi Equatoria
  • Swedish: Gharb al-Istiwa’iyya
  • Swedish: Gharb al-Istwa’iyya
  • Swedish: Western Equatoria
  • Tamil: மேற்கு ஏகுவடோரிஆ
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ ఈక్వెటోరియా
  • Thai: เวสเทิร์น อีกัวโทเรีย
  • Turkish: Batı Ekvator
  • Turkish: Batı Equatoria
  • Ukrainian: Західна Екваторія
  • Urdu: مغربی استوائی
  • Vietnamese: Tây Equatoria
  • Waray (Philippines): Katundan nga Equatoria
  • Waray (Philippines): Western Equatoria
  • Western Panjabi: لیندا استوائی
  • Zulu: Western Equatoria

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