Payam (administrative division)

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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.[ what language is this? ][ citation needed ]

The unit of administration was introduced by the SPLM/A [2] and formalized at the National Convention of New Sudan. [3] The equivalent unit in neighboring Kenya and Uganda is sub-county.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Allan, Tony; Keulertz, Martin; Sojamo, Suvi; Warner, Jeroen (2012). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security (1st ed.). Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. p. 451. ISBN   978-1857436693.
  2. 1 2 Grawert, Elke (2010). After the comprehensive peace agreement in Sudan. Woodbridge, Suffolk [England]: James Currey. p. 104. ISBN   978-1847010223.
  3. ↑ Yongo-Bure, Benaiah (2007). Economic Development of Southern Sudan. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. pp. 197–198. ISBN   978-0-7618-3588-2.


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