▁borders ▁A we il ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁G og rial ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁G bud we ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁L ol ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁Ton j ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁W au ▁State ▁is ▁eth n ically ▁diverse , ▁as ▁it ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁trib al ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁D ink a ▁and ▁F ert it ▁pe op les , ▁who ▁const itute ▁the ▁region ' s ▁majority . ▁Furthermore , ▁numerous ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁such ▁as ▁Lu o , ▁Jur ▁Mod o / J ur ▁Bel i , ▁Bal anda ▁Bo or / Bal anda ▁B vi ri , ▁N d ogo , ▁K eres h , ▁and ▁N uer . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁reported ▁were ▁Bal anda , ▁Az ande , ▁B ongo , ▁Gol lo , ▁N d ogo , ▁and ▁B ai . ▁Bal anda ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁large ▁eth nic ▁group . ▁ ▁Law ▁and ▁government ▁ ▁The ▁capital ▁of ▁W au ▁State ▁is ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W au . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁W au ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Jur ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 5 1 , 3 2 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁W au , ▁South ▁Sud an ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁air port , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁is