▁ ▁In hab itants ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁C iec ▁community ▁at ▁large ▁who ▁are ▁n atives ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁gra zing ▁and ▁cultiv ation ▁during ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁N ile ▁mar sh es ▁during ▁the ▁wet ▁season . ▁There ▁are ▁conflic ting ▁reports ▁over ▁its ▁suit ability ▁for ▁large - scale ▁construction , ▁with ▁some ▁character ising ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁sun ken ▁and ▁sw amp y , ▁and ▁others ▁cont ending ▁that ▁the ▁rock y ▁high lands ▁can ▁support ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁if ▁one ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁there . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁N ile ▁in ▁South ▁Sud an . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁flag ▁for ▁Ram ci el ▁county ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁Male k ▁county ▁in ▁eastern ▁la kes ▁state ▁was ▁raised . ▁ ▁National ▁capital ▁proposal ▁In ▁early ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁Government ▁of ▁Southern ▁Sud an ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁capital ▁for ▁South ▁Sud an . ▁Ram ci el ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁proposed ▁locations ▁for ▁the ▁site . ▁L akes ▁Governor ▁Ch ol ▁T ong ▁May ay ▁visited ▁Ram ci el ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁to ▁raise ▁attention ▁for ▁its ▁bid ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁capital . ▁" The ▁late ▁Dr ▁John ▁Gar ang ▁promised ▁to ▁build ▁Ram ci el ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of