Regions in Sudan

Sudan is made up of 18 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Sudan. Information on all primary administrative regions in Sudan.

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Primary administrative regions in Sudan

There are 18 regions in Sudan in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Sudan
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Al Jazirah Al Jazirah State1.2,796,330Wad Medani Wad Medani332,714
Al Qadarif Al Qadarif State2.1,369,300Al Qadarif Al Qadarif363,945
Blue Nile Blue Nile3.832,112Ad-Damazin Ad-Damazin186,051
Central Darfur Central Darfur State4.2,499,000Zalingei Zalingei28,687
Eastern Darfur East Darfur5.1,500,000El Daein El Daein264,734
Kassala Kassala State6.1,171,118Kassala Kassala401,477
Khartoum Khartoum7.7,152,102Khartoum Khartoum1,974,647
North Kordofan North Kordofan8.3,340,000El Obeid El Obeid393,311
Northern Darfur North Darfur9.1,583,179El Fasher El Fasher252,609
Northern State Northern10.833,743Dongola Dongola13,473
Red Sea Red Sea11.1,396,000Port Sudan Port Sudan489,725
River Nile River Nile12.1,008,493Ed Damer Ed Damer103,941
Sinnar Sennar13.1,502,047Singa Singa250,000
Southern Darfur South Darfur14.2,890,348Nyala Nyala565,734
Southern Kordofan South Kordofan15.1,111,859Kadugli Kadugli87,666
West Kordofan State West Kordofan State16.1,320,405El Fula El Fula-
Western Darfur West Darfur17.1,006,801Geneina Geneina162,981
White Nile White Nile18.1,188,707Rabak Rabak135,281