al-Chartum
| al-Chartum | |
|---|---|
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| Basic data | |
| Capital : | Khartoum |
| Area : | 22,142 km² |
| Residents : | 7,687,500 (calculation 2017) |
| Population density : | 263 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 : |
SD-KH
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| politics | |
| Governor : | Abdul-Rahman Al-Khedir |
al-Chartum ( Arabic الخرطوم al-Chartūm , DMG al-Ḫarṭūm ; Alternative spelling al-Khartoum ) is a federal state in Sudan .
It has an area of 22,142 km² and around 7.7 million inhabitants. It includes the capital Khartoum and its surroundings.
geography
With Khartoum, Omdurman and al-Chartum Bahri , the three largest cities in Sudan belong to the state. Flowing from the south, the White Nile meets the Blue Nile coming from the south-east and together with it forms the Nile , which flows off to the north. The state is characterized by a relatively flat area.
Districts
- al-Chartum
- al-Chartum Bahri
- Jebel Aulia
- Karary
- Omdurman
- To Badda
- Sharq an-Nile
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1993 (census) | 3,512,144 |
| 2008 (census) | 4,980,279 |
| 2017 (calculation) | 7,687,500 |
history
From 1919 to 1976, al-Chartum was first a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan , then a province of independent Sudan. In 1991 the province was converted into a state. In contrast to other Sudanese states, al-Chartum always remained within its territorial boundaries, except for minor changes.
education
swell
- ^ Sebastian Barzel: Sudan - Places, Cities, Population. (No longer available online.) In: afrika.sebaworld.de. August 1, 2008, archived from the original on September 2, 2018 ; accessed on September 2, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics / Southern Sudan Center for Census Statistics and Evaluation: 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census - 2008 ( Memento from May 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 425 kB), Table: T02
- ↑ www.statoids.com: Historical overview of the Sudanese states
