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Under the terms of a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020, South Sudan is divided into ten states, two administrative areas and one area with special administrative status. [8] The states and administrative areas are grouped into the three former historical provinces of the Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, Greater Upper Nile.
Upon Independence in 2011, the 10 states of South Sudan were divided into 86 counties. More counties were established during the South Sudanese Civil War, when the country increased to 32 states, and the number of counties exceeded 100. However, with the return to 10 states and 3 administrative areas in 2020, South Sudan reverted to 86 counties ...
Before the independence of South Sudan from Sudan, the 10 states of Southern Sudan were divided into districts. These districts have been superseded by counties . Central Equatoria
The Ruweng Administrative Area is located in the northern part of South Sudan and its headquarters is at Pariang.It borders the former Upper Nile State in the east and Jonglei State in the southeast, Unity State in the south, Warrap State in the southwest, Abyei to the northwest, and Sudan in the north.
The Abyei Area, located on the border between South Sudan and the Republic of the Sudan, currently has a special administrative status and is governed by an Abyei Area Administration. It was due to hold a referendum in 2011 on whether to be part of South Sudan or part of the Republic of Sudan.
A boma is a lowest-level administrative division, below payams, in South Sudan. Equivalent fifth-level divisions elsewhere are described as village, block or ward. [1] As of 2009, South Sudan's 514 payams have an average of 4.2 bomas each. [2] Bomas vary in size and typically contain many individual villages. [3]
A payam is the second-lowest administrative division, below counties, [1] in South Sudan. Payams are required to have a minimum population of 25,000. They are further subdivided into a variable number of bomas. [what language is this?] [2] As of 2017, South Sudan has 540 payams [what language is this?] and 2500 bomas.
Before the independence of South Sudan, the States of Sudan were subdivided into 133 districts.With the adoption of the Interim National Constitution of Sudan [1] and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, [2] the ten states of South Sudan are, however, now divided into counties.