The Greater Pibor Administrative Area is an
administrative area
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
in
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
.
History
From the beginning of South Sudanese independence, the Anyuak, Jie, Kachepo, and Murle people in Jonglei sought greater autonomy from the Jonglei State government dominated by Nuer and Dinka. The resulting armed insurrections against the Government of South Sudan, initially dispersed, coalesced into the
South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), which in turn was ultimately dominated by
David Yau Yau and his Cobra Faction. Peace negotiations in the spring of 2014 led to a compromise that carved out two counties of
Pibor
Pibor, also called Pibor Post, is a town in eastern South Sudan.
Location
Pibor located in Pibor County, in Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of Juba, t ...
and
Pochalla within Jonglei state to create the new semi-autonomous Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).
The special administrative area was dissolved after the creation of
Boma State in 2015.
As a result of a peace agreement signed in February 2020, Boma State was dissolved and Pibor was reconstituted as a special administrative area.
Towns and cities
The capital of the state is
Pibor
Pibor, also called Pibor Post, is a town in eastern South Sudan.
Location
Pibor located in Pibor County, in Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of Juba, t ...
. The population of Pibor was estimated at less than 1,000 people in 2005. The town of
Pochalla in
Pochalla County lies directly on the border with
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. The town is about 470 kilometers (290 miles) from
Juba
Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...
via road.
Chief Administrators
References
{{South Sudan political divisions
2014 establishments in South Sudan
Pibor Administrative Area