States & Territories
States, territories, and local geography
Move from the national level into states, administrative areas, counties, payams, bomas, and subnational structure.
Geographic hierarchy
Use this section to understand South Sudan through territorial and administrative layers.
Subnational structure
Connect states, counties, payams, and bomas through a consistent public reference structure.
Linked census geography
Move into the census explorer for population-linked subnational navigation.
Core topics
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States
Browse state-level geography and subnational entry points.
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Administrative Areas
Connect administrative areas and territorial distinctions within the national structure.
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Counties
Move into county-level reference and linked local profiles.
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Payams and Bomas
Follow finer layers of administrative and census geography.
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Local Profiles
Use geography as a bridge into local public information and future profiles.
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Featured resources
Key entry points
Census Explorer
Browse the population and hierarchy explorer for states, counties, and payams.
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Country
Return to the national-level overview of South Sudan and its administrative structure.
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Governance
Connect territorial structure to decentralization and public administration.
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