Kutum

Kutum
Kutum Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 14°12′20″N 24°39′0″E / 14.20556°N 24.65000°E / 14.20556; 24.65000
Country	Sudan
State	North Darfur
Population  (2006)
• Total	45,000

Kutum is a town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. It lies 120 kilometers (75 mi) northwest of the state capital, Al-Fashir. The town is located along a wadi and therefore also known as Wadi Kutum. It lies north along the Marrah Mountains; the Kutum volcanic field is better known as the Tagabo Hills. As of 2006, it had a population of 45,000, predominantly of the Fur, Tunjur and Berti ethnicities. Kutum lies on one of the traditional north–south migration routes used by Darfuri pastoralists.