Greater Pibor Administrative Area Boma
Administrative area
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Greater Pibor in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Region	Greater Upper Nile
Capital	Pibor
Government
• Chief Administrator	Gola Boyoi
Area
• Total	41,962 km2 (16,202 sq mi)
Population
• Total	214,676
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

TheGreater Pibor Administrative Area is anadministrative area inSouth Sudan.^[1][2]

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 theSouth Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), which in turn was ultimately dominated byDavid Yau Yau and his Cobra Faction. Peace negotiations in the spring of 2014 led to a compromise that carved out two counties ofPibor andPochalla within Jonglei state to create the new semi-autonomous Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).^[3]

The special administrative area was dissolved after the creation ofBoma State in 2015.^[4][5][6]

As a result of a peace agreement signed in February 2020, Boma State was dissolved and Pibor was reconstituted as a special administrative area.^[7]

The capital of the state isPibor.^{[citation needed]} The population of Pibor was estimated at less than 1,000 people in 2005.^{[citation needed]} The town ofPochalla inPochalla County lies directly on the border withEthiopia.^{[citation needed]} The town is about 470 kilometers (290 miles) fromJuba via road.^{[citation needed]}

• 2014 establishments in South Sudan
• Pibor Administrative Area

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