▁status ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁J ong lei ▁count ies ▁of ▁P ib or ▁and ▁P och alla ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁peace ▁accord ▁between ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁and ▁Gen . ▁David ▁Y au y au ▁led ▁South ▁Sud an ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement / Ar my , ▁Cob ra ▁F action ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Under ▁GP AA ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁count ies ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁seven ; ▁namely ▁P och alla ▁North , ▁P och alla ▁South , ▁P ib or , ▁Le ku ang ole , ▁G um ur uk , ▁J eb el ▁B oma ▁and ▁Vert et . ▁ ▁The ▁four teen ▁count ies ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁B oma ▁State ▁are ▁P ib or ▁North , ▁P ib or ▁South , ▁Vert et , ▁Lil oth , ▁L ilib ok , ▁G um ur uk , ▁Lot ila ▁and ▁J eb el ▁B oma ▁( all ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁former ▁P ib or ▁County ), ▁P och alla , ▁Ad ongo , ▁Aw et ab alla , ▁Bur ator , ▁O te gu ▁( car ved ▁out ▁of ▁P och alla ▁County ) ▁Count ies . ▁There ▁are ▁seven ▁sub ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁These ▁sub ▁count ies ▁will ▁either ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁into ▁separate ▁count ies ▁or ▁dem oted ▁to ▁return ▁under ▁the ▁existing ▁count ies . ▁ ▁Town s ▁and ▁cities ▁The ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁P ib or , ▁South ▁Sud an . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁P ib