Boma State

Boma State
State

Location of Boma in South Sudan
Country South Sudan
Capital Pibor
Number of Counties 2[1]
Government
 • Governor Baba Medan Konya
Population (2014 Estimate)
 • Total 253,270

Boma State is one of the 28 states of South Sudan formed on 2 October 2015. It is located in the Greater Upper Nile region and was formerly part of the state of Jonglei. The state borders Eastern Bieh State, Imatong State, Jonglei State, Namorunyang State, and the country of Ethiopia to the east.[2]

History

Before Boma State was created, its territory was located in the former state of Jonglei. On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[3] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[4] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[5]

Baba Medan Konya was appointed as the governor for Boma State on 24 December.[6]

Geography

Boma State is located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it borders the states of Eastern Bieh to the northwest, Imatong to the southwest, Namorunyang to the southeast, Jonglei to the west, and the country of Ethiopia to the east.[2]

Administrative divisions

After Boma State was created, the state split even further into two separate counties. These two counties are Pibor County and Pochalla County.[1]

Towns and cities

The capital of the state is Pibor, South Sudan. The population of Pibor was estimated at less than 1,000 people in 2011.[7] Another in the state of Boma include Pochalla, South Sudan, with lies directly on the border with Ethiopia. The town is about 470 kilometers (290 miles) from Juba via road.[2][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Baba Medan arrives in Pibor and appoints his government". Radio Tamzuj. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Boma State". south-sudan.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj.
  4. ↑ "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj.
  5. ↑ "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.
  6. ↑ "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02.
  7. ↑ "Estimated Population of Pibor Post". Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Distance between Pochalla and Juba". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

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