| Sudanese States الولايات السودانية (Arabic) | |
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| Category | Federated state |
| Location | Republic of the Sudan |
| Number | 18 states |
| Populations | 832,112 (Blue Nile) – 5,274,371 (Khartoum) |
| Areas | 22,140 km2 (8,549 sq mi) (Khartoum) – 348,770 km2 (134,659 sq mi) (Northern) |
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Below is a list of the 18states of theSudan (Arabic names are in parentheses). Prior to 9 July 2011, the Republic of the Sudan was composed of 25 states. The ten southern states now form part of the independent country ofSouth Sudan. Two additional states were created in 2012 within theDarfur region, and one in 2013 inKordofan, bringing the total to 18.
The following 18 states form the territory of the Republic of the Sudan:
| Number on map | Location | Seal | State name | ISO 3166-2 code | Capital | Area in km2 (sq mi) | Population (2018)[1] | |
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| 1 | .svg) |  | Khartoum | ولاية الخرطوم (Wilāyat al-Kharṭūm) | KH | Khartoum | 22,142 km2 (8,549 sq mi) | 7,993,900 |
| 2 | .svg) |  | North Kordofan | شمال كردفان (Shamāl Kurdufān) | KN | el-Obeid | 185,302 km2 (71,546 sq mi) | 3,174,029 |
| 3 | .svg) | .png) | Northern | الشمالية (ash-Shamālīyah) | NO | Dongola | 348,765 km2 (134,659 sq mi) | 936,255 |
| 4 | .svg) |  | Kassala | كسلا (Kassalā) | KA | Kassala | 52,949 km2 (20,444 sq mi)[2] | 2,519,071 |
| 5 | .svg) |  | Blue Nile | النيل الأزرق (an-Nīl al-Azraq) | NB | ad-Damazin | 45,844 km2 (17,700 sq mi) | 1,108,391 |
| 6 | .svg) |  | North Darfur | شمال دارفور (Shamāl Dārfūr) | DN | al-Fashir | 296,420 km2 (114,450 sq mi) | 2,304,950 |
| 7 | .svg) |  | South Darfur | جنوب دارفور (Janūb Dārfūr) | DS | Nyala | 81,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)[3] | 5,353,025 |
| 8 | .svg) |  | South Kordofan | جنوب كردفان (Janūb Kurdufān) | KS | Kadugli | 158,355 km2 (61,141 sq mi) | 2,107,623 |
| 9 | .svg) |  | Gezira | الجزيرة (al-Jazīrah) | GZ | Wad Madani | 27,549 km2 (10,637 sq mi) | 5,096,920 |
| 10 | .svg) |  | White Nile | النيل الأبيض (an-Nīl al-Abyaḑ) | NW | Rabak | 39,701 km2 (15,329 sq mi) | 2,493,880 |
| 11 | .svg) |  | River Nile | نهر النيل (Nahr an-Nīl) | NR | ad-Damir | 122,123 km2 (47,152 sq mi) | 1,511,442 |
| 12 | _(Kafia_Kingi_disputed).svg) |  | Red Sea | البحر الأحمر (al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar) | RS | Port Sudan | 218,887 km2 (84,513 sq mi) | 1,482,053 |
| 13 | .svg) |  | al Qadarif | القضارف (al-Qaḍārif) | GD | el-Gadarif | 75,263 km2 (29,059 sq mi)[4] | 2,208,385 |
| 14 | .svg) |  | Sennar | سنار (Sinnār) | SI | Singa | 37,844 km2 (14,612 sq mi) | 1,918,692 |
| 15 | .svg) |  | West Darfur | غرب دارفور (Gharb Dārfūr) | DW | el Geneina | 23,550 km2 (9,090 sq mi)[5] | 1,775,945 |
| 16 | .svg) |  | Central Darfur | وسط دارفور (Wasaṭ Dārfūr) | DC | Zalingei | 46,729 km2 (18,042 sq mi)[6] | 2,499,000 |
| 17 | .svg) |  | East Darfur | شرق دارفور (Sharq Dārfūr) | DE | Ed Daein | 52,867 km2 (20,412 sq mi)[7] | 1,587,200 |
| 18 | .svg) |  | West Kordofan | غرب كردفان (Gharb Kurdufān) | GK | al-Fulah | 111,373 km2 (43,001 sq mi) | 1,945,450 (2014)[8] |
The 10states of South Sudan were part of the Republic of Sudan until 2011 whenSouth Sudan became an independent country.
In addition to the states, there also exist regional administrative bodies established by peace agreements between the central government and rebel groups:
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was divided into eight provinces, which were ambiguous when created but became well defined by the beginning ofWorld War II. The eight provinces were:Blue Nile,Darfur,Equatoria,Kassala,Khartoum,Kurdufan,Northern, andUpper Nile. In 1948,Bahr al Ghazal split from Equatoria.[9]
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan had eightmudiriyat, orprovinces, which were ambiguous when created but became well defined by the beginning ofWorld War II. The eight provinces were:Blue Nile,Darfur,Equatoria,Kassala,Khartoum,Kordofan,Northern, andUpper Nile. In 1948,Bahr al Ghazal split from Equatoria.
There were numerous new provinces created on 1 July 1973.North andSouth Darfur were created from Darfur, while Kurdufan divided intoNorth andSouth Kordofan.Gezira andWhite Nile were split off from Blue Nile.River Nile split off from Northern.Red Sea was split off from Kassala.
A further fracturing of provinces occurred in 1976.Lakes split from Bahr al Ghazal, andJonglei split off from Upper Nile. Equatoria divided intoEastern andWestern Equatoria. There were thus eighteen provinces. In 1991, the government reorganized the administrative regions into nine federal states, matching the nine provinces that had existed from 1948 to 1973. On 14 February 1994, the government reorganized yet again, creating twenty-sixwilayat (states). The majority of the wilayat were either the old provinces or administrative subregions of a province. As part of the new government structure inSouth Sudan in 2005, Bahr al Jabal was renamedCentral Equatoria. In 2006, West Kurdufan was split and merged with North Kurdufan and South Kordofan.
In January 2012, the new states of Central Darfur and East Darfur were created in the Darfur region, bringing the total number of states to 17.[10] In July 2013, West Kurdufan was reestablished.[11][12]
Since the2019 Sudanese coup d'état, the states in Sudan have been without state governments and legislative councils.
On 9 July 2011, theten southern states became the independent country of South Sudan. They were further divided into86 counties.
