West Darfur

West Darfur State ولاية غرب دارفور Gharb Darfor
State
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°53′N 22°58′E / 12.883°N 22.967°E / 12.883; 22.967Coordinates: 12°53′N 22°58′E / 12.883°N 22.967°E / 12.883; 22.967
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Geneina
Government
• Governor	Khalil Abdalla Mohamed ^[1]
Area
• Total	79,460 km² (30,680 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	1,006,801
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

West Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية غرب دارفور‎‎ Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr; Gharb Darfor) is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,007,000 (2006). It borders North and Central Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west, while to the north is the prefecture of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Al-Junaynah is the capital of the state. West Darfur has been the site of much of the ongoing Darfur conflict.

References

↑ "Sudan: Big Numbers of Citizens of West Darfur Vote in Referendum". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016 – via AllAfrica.

External links

State profile

States of Sudan

States not covered by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Central Darfur East Darfur Al Jazirah Kassala Khartoum North Darfur North Kurdufan Northern Al Qadarif Red Sea River Nile Sennar South Darfur West Darfur White Nile

States to hold "popular consultations" (process suspended)

Blue Nile South Kordofan West Kurdufan

Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely)

Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Warrap (South Sudan))

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