North Darfur State
ولاية شمال دارفور Shamal Darfor | |
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 Farmer irrigating crops in North Darfur | |
 Flag  Seal | |
.svg) Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 16°4′N 25°28′E / 16.067°N 25.467°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Region | Darfur |
| Capital | Al-Fashir |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nimir Mohammed Abdel Rahman |
| Area | |
• Total | 296,420 km2 (114,450 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 2,304,950[1] |
| • Density | 5.34/km2 (13.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ "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) - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ In Arabic كتم
- ^ "Ailliet, Sudan" Maplandia.com
- ^ In Arabic كبكابية
- ^ 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
- ^ In Arabic مليط
- ^ "Tawilah, Sudan" Maplandia.com
- ^ In Arabic أم كدادة،