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^[update], 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]}