Northern Bahr el Ghazal
ولاية شمال بحر الغزال | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in South Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 08°44′N 26°54′E / 8.733°N 26.900°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
| Capital | Aweil |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Simon Uber Mawut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30,543.30 km2 (11,792.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 estimate[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,023,383 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.308[2] low · 10th of 10 |
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: ولاية شمال بحر الغزال) is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km2[3] and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the disputed region of Abyei to the east. Aweil is the capital of the state.
- ^ "South Sudan: States and counties". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Northern Bahr El Ghazal". South Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-08.