North Darfur

North Darfur State
ولاية شمال دارفور
Shamal Darfor
Farmer irrigating crops in North Darfur
Farmer irrigating crops in North Darfur
Flag of North Darfur State
Official seal of North Darfur State
Location in Sudan.
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 16°4′N 25°28′E / 16.067°N 25.467°E / 16.067; 25.467
Country Sudan
RegionDarfur
CapitalAl-Fashir
Government
 • GovernorNimir Mohammed Abdel Rahman
Area
 • Total296,420 km2 (114,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total2,304,950[1]
 • Density5.34/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.491[2]
low

North Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شمال دارفور Wilāyat Šamāl Dārfūr; Shamal Darfor) is one of the wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the five states composing the Darfur region. It has an area of 296,420 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,304,950 in 2018. Al-Fashir is the capital of the state. Other significant towns include Ailliet,[3][4] Kebkabiya,[5][6] Kutum, Mellit (Malit),[6][7] Tawilah[8] and Umm Keddada (Umm Kadadah).[6][9]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ In Arabic كتم
  4. ^ "Ailliet, Sudan" Maplandia.com
  5. ^ In Arabic كبكابية
  6. ^ a b c "ولاية شمال دارفور (The state of North Darfur)" Archived 7 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Sudanese Government site, in Arabic, accessed 9 September 2010
  7. ^ In Arabic مليط
  8. ^ "Tawilah, Sudan" Maplandia.com
  9. ^ In Arabic أم كدادة،

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