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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]