Boma, is a town in South Sudan. Boma is located in Pibor County, Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. Boma was the first town captured by the Sudan People's Liberation Army at the beginning of its insurgency in 1983. The SPLA subsequently used the town's name for the lowest-level administrativ…Boma, is a town in South Sudan. Boma is located in Pibor County, Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. Boma was the first town captured by the Sudan People's Liberation Army at the beginning of its insurgency in 1983. The SPLA subsequently used the town's name for the lowest-level administrative division in the territory it controlled, which continues in modern-day South Sudan.