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South Darfur

South Darfur State
ولاية جنوب دارفور
Janob Darfor
State
Darfur IDPs 1 camp.jpg
Official seal of South Darfur State
Seal
Location in Sudan
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 11°31′N 25°2′E / 11.517°N 25.033°E / 11.517; 25.033Coordinates: 11°31′N 25°2′E / 11.517°N 25.033°E / 11.517; 25.033
Country  Sudan
Region Darfur
Capital Nyala
Government
 • Governor Hammad Ismail Hammad Abdul-Karim
Area
 • Total 127,300 km2 (49,200 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
 • Total 2,890,348
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Website Official 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.

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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