South Kordofan

South Kordofan
جنوب كردفان
Ǧanūb Kurdufān
State
Official seal of South Kordofan
Seal
Coordinates: 11°8′N 29°53′E / 11.133°N 29.883°E / 11.133; 29.883
Country Sudan
RegionNuba Mountains
CapitalKaduqli
Government
 • GovernorAdam Al-Faki Mohamed al-Tayeb
Area
 • Total79,470 km2 (30,680 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total2,107,623[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.431[2]
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South Kordofan (Arabic: جنوب كردفان Ǧanūb Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 158,355 km2[3] and an estimated population of approximately 2,107,623 people (2018 est).[4] Kaduqli is the capital of the state. It is centered on the Nuba Mountains. At one time it was supposed that South Kordofan was the only state in (North) Sudan suitable for producing oil, but oil has also been discovered in neighboring White Nile State in larger quantities.[5]

Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, residents of South Kordofan were to hold popular consultations in 2011 to determine the constitutional future of the state. However, South Kordofan governor Ahmed Haroun suspended the process and violence followed.[6] Haroun had previously been charged with war crimes against civilians and crime against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ Sources disagree on the size of the state. The government of Sudan lists the area as 970,470 km², Statoids as 158,355 and the International Crisis Group as ""about 120,000 sq. km"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-11. (1.19 MB) (p. 1)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Interview with Abdel Aziz Adam Al Hilu (commander of SPLA in Nuba mountains), 18 June 2011, by Tomo Križnar
  6. ^ Martell, Peter (2011-06-20). "BBC News - Is Sudan heading for an acrimonious divorce?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-10.