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South Darfur State ولاية جنوب دارفورJanob Darfor
State
South DarfurSouth Darfur
Flag of South Darfur StateFlagOfficial seal of South Darfur StateSeal
Location in SudanLocation in Sudan
Coordinates: 11°31′N 25°2′E / 11.517°N 25.033°E / 11.517; 25.033
Country Sudan
RegionDarfur
CapitalNyala
Government
 • GovernorMusa Mahdi Ishaq
Area
 • Total127,300 km (49,200 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,353,025
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.434
low
WebsiteOfficial website

South Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية جنوب دارفور Wilāyat Ǧanūb Dārfūr; Janob Darfor) is one of the wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the five states that compose the region of Darfur in western Sudan.

Overview

Roadworks near Nyala

Prior to the creation of two new states in the Darfur region in January 2012, South Darfur had an area of 127,300 square kilometres (49,200 sq mi) and an estimated population of approximately 2,890,000 (2006). Nyala is the capital of the state. The State was affected by the 2010 Sahel famine.

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References

  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.

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States of Sudan
Area with special administrative status to hold a referendum on its final status and is considered to be simultaneously part of both Sudan and South Sudan
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