List of states of Sudan

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The list of Sudanese states shows the current status of the states in Sudan and the state of South Sudan , which has been independent since July 9, 2011, and their historical development. The historical presentation begins in 1919 with the first provinces of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan , continues with the changes in the administrative structure in the independent Republic of Sudan since 1956, leads to the introduction of the first federal states in 1991, which were replaced by the current federal states in 1994, to the current situation after the independence of South Sudan.

Since 2005, Sudan has been divided into 25 federal states ( Arabic : wilayat ), which are divided into a total of 133 districts. Each state is administered by a governor and his council of ministers. He and his ministers are appointed directly by the President of Sudan. An exception was the autonomous region of South Sudan, whose governors and ministers were appointed by the President of South Sudan, who was also the first Vice-President of Sudan. It is planned to replace the appointment with a general election in the states. Since July 9, 2011, the ten southern states have formed the independent state of South Sudan. The course of the border is still partly controversial, especially the Abyei area . According to the 2005 peace agreement, the area was assigned to both the northern state of Dschanub Kurdufan and the southern Sudanese state of Shamal Bahr al-Ghazal .

Situation since South Sudan's independence in 2011

The ten southern states have formed the independent state of South Sudan since July 9, 2011 . In the independence referendum of South Sudan, which was held from 9 to 15 January 2011 in accordance with the peace agreement, around 99% of the South Sudanese who voted spoke in favor of independence. The Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir has recognized this result.

Independence was declared on July 9, 2011 after a transition period.

A referendum should also take place in Darfur in 2011, in which it should be decided whether the three Darfurian states should be reunited. At the same time, however, the government announced plans for two new states in this region, Bahr al-Arab with ad-Du'ain as the capital and Jabal Marra with Zalingei as capital . At the beginning of May 2011, the government decided to create the new states under the name Central and East Darfur. To this end, the previous states of West and South Darfur would be reduced in size, while North Darfur would remain unchanged in its borders. On January 10, 2012, the Sudanese President, Omer al-Bashir, issued three decrees : the creation of two new states and the appointment of new governors for the Darfur region .

Libyen Zentralafrikanische Republik Tschad Ägypten de-facto Ägypten - vom Sudan beansprucht de-facto Ägypten - weder von Sudan noch von Ägypten beansprucht Südsudan Eritrea Äthiopien de-facto Sudan (vom Sudan als Teil von Dschanub Kurdufan beansprucht - vom Südsudan beansprucht) Gharb Darfur Dschanub Darfur Dschanub Kurdufan An-Nil al-azraq Sannar (Bundesstaat) Al-Dschazira (Bundesstaat) Al-Qadarif (Bundesstaat) An-Nil al-abyad Al-Chartum Kassala Nahr an-Nil al-Bahr al-ahmar Schamal Kurdufan Asch-Schamaliyya Schamal Darfur Wasat Darfur Scharq Darfur
18 states as of 2012
No. State English German Capital
1 al-Bahr al-ahmar Red Sea Red Sea Bur Sudan
2 al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
3 Al-Jazeera Zira The island Wad Madani
4th al-Qadarif Tariff al-Qadarif
5 an-Nil al-abyad White Nile White Nile Rabak
6th an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile ad Damazine
7th ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one Dunqula
8th Janub Darfur South Darfur South Darfur Nyala
9 Janub Kurdufan South Kordofan South Kurdufan Kaduqli
10 Gharb Darfur West Darfur West Darfur Al-Junaina
11 Gharb Kurdufan West Kordofan West Kurdufan Al-Fulah
12 Kassala Kassala
13 Nahr an-Nil River Nile Nile river ad Damir
14th Sannar Sennar Sannar
15th Shamal Darfur North Darfur North Darfur al-Fashir
16 Shamal Kurdufan North Kordofan North Kurdufan al-Ubayyid
17th Sharq Darfur East Darfur East Darfur ad-Du'ain
18th Wasat Darfur Central Darfur Central Darfur Zalingei

States by area

rank State Area
in km² 		Share of the
total area
1 ash-Shamaliyya 348.765 19.24%
2 Shamal Darfur 296.420 16.36%
3 al-Bahr al-ahmar 218,887 12.08%
4th Shamal Kurdufan 185,302 10.22%
5 Janub Kurdufan 158.355 8.74%
6th Janub Darfur 127,300 7.02%
7th Nahr an-Nil 122.123 6.74%
8th Gharb Darfur 79,460 4.38%
9 al-Qadarif 75.263 4.15%
10 an-Nil al-azraq 45,844 2.53%
11 Sannar 37,844 2.09%
12 Kassala 36,710 2.03%
13 an-Nil al-abyad 30,411 1.68%
14th Al-Jazeera 27,549 1.52%
15th al-Chartum 22,142 1.22%
16 Sharq Darfur
17th Wasat Darfur
total area 1,812,375 100.00%

States by population

rank State Inhabitants
(2017 calculation) 		Share in the
total population
1 al-Chartum 7,687,500 18.84%
2 Al-Jazeera 4,926,600 12.08%
3 Janub Darfur 3,672,400 9.00%
4th Kassala 2,438,800 5.98%
5 an-Nil al-abyad 2,410,300 5.91%
6th Shamal Darfur 2,296,100 5.63%
7th Shamal Kurdufan 2,206,800 5.41%
8th al-Qadarif 2,108,500 5.17%
9 Sannar 1,847,500 4.53%
10 Gharb Kurdufan 1,737,700 4.26%
11 Sharq Darfur 1,547,800 3.80%
12 Nahr an-Nil 1,472,300 3.61%
13 al-Bahr al-ahmar 1,447,800 3.55%
14th Janub Kurdufan 1,263,400 3.08%
15th an-Nil al-azraq 1,080,700 2.65%
16 Gharb Darfur 995.200 2.44%
17th ash-Shamaliyya 913,500 2.24%
18th Wasat Darfur 729,900 1.79%
Total population 40,782,700 100.00%

Historical development

Provinces 1919–1948

The eight provinces of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan were not initially clearly defined. But with the beginning of World War II , the boundaries were clearly defined and are as follows:

No. province English German Capital
1 A'li an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum Khartoum
3 an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile Wad Madani
4th ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one ad Damir
5 Equatoria Equatoria Equatoria Juba
6th Darfur Darfur Darfur al-Fashir
7th Kassala Kassala Kassala Kassala
8th Kurdufan Kordofan Kurdufan al-Ubayyid

Provinces 1948–1973

At the Juba Conference in 1947 the administrative affiliation of Equatoria to Sudan was decided. As a result, in 1948 Bahr al-Ghazal was split off from the province of Equatoria in order to better administer the area. The remaining provinces remained unchanged. When Sudan became independent in 1956, the provinces were retained.

Administrative division of Sudan 1948–1973 (as of 1956)
No. province English German Capital
1 A'li an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
3 an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile Wad Madani
4th ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one ad Damir
5 Equatoria Equatoria Juba
6th Bahr al-Ghazal Bahr el Ghazal Gazelle River Waw
7th Darfur Darfur al-Fashir
8th Kassala Kassala Kassala
9 Kurdufan Kordofan al-Ubayyid

Provinces 1973–1974

The province of al-Bahr al-ahmar (Red Sea) was split off from the province of Kassala in 1973.

Provinces 1974–1976

In 1974 some provinces were divided into smaller provinces. The province of Darfur was divided into North Darfur and South Darfur. The provinces of al-Jazeera and an-Nil al-abyad (White Nile) were split off from the province of an-Nil al-azraq (Blue Nile). The Kurdufan Province was divided into North Kurdufan and South Kurdufan. The Nahr an-Nil (Nile River) province was created from parts of the Kassala and ash-Shamaliyya provinces .

Administrative division of Sudan 1974–1976 (status 1974)
No. province English German Capital
1 A'li an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Bahr al-ahmar Red Sea Red Sea Bur Sudan
3 al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
4th Al-Jazeera El Gezira The island Wad Madani
5 al-Istiwa'iyya Equatoria Equatoria Juba
6th an-Nil al-abyad White Nile White Nile ad-Duwaim
7th an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile ad Damazine
8th ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one Dunqula
9 Bahr al-Ghazal Bahr el Ghazal Gazelle River Waw
10 Janub Darfur Southern Darfur South Darfur Nyala
11 Janub Kurdufan Southern Kordofan South Kurdufan Kaduqli
12 Kassala Kassala
13 Nahr an-Nil Nile Nile ad Damir
14th Shamal Darfur Northern Darfur North Darfur al-Fashir
15th Shamal Kurdufan Northern Kordofan North Kurdufan al-Ubayyid

Provinces 1976-1991

In 1976 a further division into smaller provinces was made. The province of Al-Buhairat (The Lakes) was split off from the province of Bahr al-Ghazal . The province of Equatoria was divided into West Equatoria and East Equatoria. The province of Junqali was split off from the province of A'li an-Nil (Obernil). The division of the provinces is as follows:

Administrative division of Sudan 1976–1991 (as of 1976)
No. province English German Capital
1 A'li an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Bahr al-ahmar Red Sea Red Sea Bur Sudan
3 al-Buhairat Lakes The lakes Rumbik
4th al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
5 Al-Jazeera El Gezira The island Wad Madani
6th an-Nil al-abyad White Nile White Nile ad-Duwaim
7th an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile ad Damazine
8th ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one Dunqula
9 Bahr al-Ghazal Bahr el Ghazal Gazelle River Waw
10 Janub Darfur Southern Darfur South Darfur Nyala
11 Janub Kurdufan Southern Kordofan South Kurdufan Kaduqli
12 Junqali Junglei Jonglei Bur
13 Gharb al-Istiwa'iyya Western Equatoria West Equatoria Yambio
14th Kassala Kassala
15th Nahr an-Nil Nile Nile ad Damir
16 Shamal Darfur Northern Darfur North Darfur al-Fashir
17th Shamal Kurdufan Northern Kordofan North Kurdufan al-Ubayyid
18th Sharq al-Istiva'iyya Eastern Equatoria East Equatoria Juba

States 1991–1994

In 1991 a federal system with nine states corresponding to the nine provinces from 1948 to 1973 was introduced. The states were further subdivided into 66 provinces and the provinces again into 281 districts. However, the names of the states differ from those of the provinces in places. The former province of Kassala is now called ash-Sharqiyya ( Arabic الشرقية, German  "The Northern" ), the province an-Nil al-azraq now al-Wusta (الوسطى, German  the head office ) and the province of Equatoria now al-Istiwa'iyya ( Arabic الاستوائية), which is the Arabic translation of the name of the province.

Administrative division of Sudan 1991–1994 (as of 1991)
No. State English German Capital
1 A'li an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Istiwa'iyya Equatoria Equatoria Juba
3 al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
4th al-Wusta Central Central Wad Madani
5 ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one ad Damir
6th al-Sharqiyyah Eastern The eastern one Kassala
7th Bahr al-Ghazal Bahr el Ghazal Gazelle River Waw
8th Darfur Darfur al-Fashir
9 Kurdufan Kordofan al-Ubayyid

States 1994-2005

On February 14, 1994 Sudan was reorganized and created 26 states. Each new state forms part of a state before 1994. For example, North Darfur , West Darfur, and South Darfur form the old state of Darfur . The administrative level of the provinces was abolished and the number of districts was reduced from 281 to 133.

States 2005-2011

At the end of 2005 West Kordofan was dissolved and its territory was divided between North and South Kordofan. On April 15, 2006 the regional government of the state of Bahr al-Jabal changed the name of the state to Al-Istiwa'iyya al-wusta (Central Equatoria).

No. State English German Capital
1 A'ali an-Nil Upper Nile Obernil Malacal
2 al-Bahr al-ahmar Red Sea Red Sea Bur Sudan
3 Al-Buhairat Lakes Lakes Rumbek
4th al-Chartum Khartoum Khartoum
5 Al-Jazeera Zira The island Wad Madani
6th Al-Istiwa'iyya al-wusta Central Equatoria Central Equatoria Juba
7th al-Qadarif Tariff al-Qadarif
8th Al-Wahda Unity unit Bentiu
9 an-Nil al-abyad White Nile White Nile Rabak
10 an-Nil al-azraq Blue Nile Blue Nile ad Damazine
11 ash-Shamaliyya Northern The northern one Dunqula
12 Janub Darfur South Darfur South Darfur Nyala
13 Janub Kurdufan South Kordofan South Kurdufan Kaduqli
14th Junqali Jonglei Jonglei Bur
15th Gharb al-Istiwa'iyya Western Equatoria West Equatoria Yambio
16 Gharb Bahr al-Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal Western gazelle river Waw
17th Gharb Darfur West Darfur West Darfur al-Junaina
18th Kassala Kassala
19th Nahr an-Nil River Nile Nile river ad Damir
20th Sannar Sennar Sannar
21st Shamal Bahr al-Ghazal Northern Bahr el Ghazal Northern Gazelle River Awhile
22nd Shamal Darfur North Darfur North Darfur al-Fashir
23 Shamal Kurdufan North Kordofan North Kurdufan al-Ubayyid
24 Sharq al-Istiva'iyya Eastern Equatoria East Equatoria Juba
25th Warab Warrap Wārāb Kwajok

List of the states of Sudan (including South Sudan) with regard to the historical provinces

This list shows the geographic affiliation of the current states to the historical provinces. The current federal states are indented furthest and the historical provinces from 1919 to 1948 come first. The first province of Blue Nile is explained as an example: the present-day states of al-Jazira , an-Nil al-azraq , Sannar and an-Nil al-abyad belong to the Blue Nile province . However, the current federal states of an-Nil al-azraq and Sannar formed the province of an-Nil al-azraq at times.

Map of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan from 1912

See also

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  1. ↑ Dominic Johnson : South Sudan votes for independence , in: taz.de, January 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Clear the way for independence in: Domradio, 25 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Simone Schlindwein: Result better than socialism , in: taz.de, January 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ Sudanese government Endorses two more states in Darfur , in Sudan Tribune, March 8, 2011
  5. ↑ Sudan's government Endorses Darfur's division into five states in Sudan Tribune, May 6, 2011
  6. ↑ Sudanese President issued three decrees creating two new states ( Memento on 11 September 2012 at the Internet Archive ), Sudan Tribune, 10. January 2012
  7. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bevoelkerungsstatistik.de
  8. ↑ [1] in: Citypopulation.com.

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