▁President ▁Sal va ▁Ki ir ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁establish ing ▁ 2 8 ▁states ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁constitution ally ▁established ▁states . ▁The ▁dec ree ▁established ▁the ▁new ▁states ▁largely ▁along ▁eth nic ▁lines . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁opposition ▁parties ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁groups ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁dec ree . ▁Ki ir ▁later ▁resolved ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁to ▁parliament ▁for ▁appro val ▁as ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment . ▁In ▁November ▁the ▁South ▁Sud an ese ▁parliament ▁emp ower ed ▁President ▁Ki ir ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁states . ▁ ▁B aba ▁Med an ▁K ony i ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁Governor ▁for ▁B oma ▁State ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December . ▁ ▁Geography ▁B oma ▁State ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Upper ▁N ile ▁region ▁and ▁it ▁borders ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Ak ob o ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁Im at ong ▁to ▁the ▁south west , ▁Kap o eta ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁J ong lei ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁It ▁hosts ▁B oma ▁National ▁Park , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁national ▁par ks ▁in ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁After ▁B oma ▁State ▁was ▁created , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁seven ▁greater ▁count ies ▁under ▁Gre ater ▁P ib or ▁Administr ative ▁Area ▁( GP AA ) ▁were ▁further ▁split ▁up ▁into ▁four teen ▁local ▁government ▁administrative ▁units . ▁GP AA ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁administrative