West Kordofan
West Kordofan
غرب كردفان Ġarb Kurdufān | |
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West Kordofan (
Arabic: غرب كردفان; Ġarb Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or provinces of Sudan. In 2006 it had an area of 111,373 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 1,320,405. Al-Fulah
is the capital of the state.
In August 2005,
Districts
- Lagawa District
- As Salam District
- Abyei District Area with "Special Administrative Status", considered part of both South Kordofan and Northern Bahr el Ghazal, under Protocol on the resolution of the Abyei conflict:
- Wad Banda
- El Nehoud
- Abu Zabad
- Ghubaysh
- Babanusa
- Abyei-Muglad
- Keilak
- Al Sunut
References
- ^ UNMIS CPA Monitor May 2007, Southern Kordofan
- ^ The Comprehensive Peace Agreement between The Government of The Republic of The Sudan and The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Sudan People's Liberation Army (www.reliefweb.int)
- ^ Western Kordofan State
- ^ Sudan shuffles governors of Kordofan states including ICC suspect
External links
- "Darfur - Kordofan Region of Sudan" map, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 10 April 2002