Districts of Sudan

Districts of Sudan

Districts of Sudan

Sudan's 18 states together contain 188 districts, according to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Current information is available from the Humanitarian Data Exchange. ^[1]

English name	Arabic name	State	Area (km2)
Abyei PCA area	إدارية أبيي	Abyei PCA	10,537
Al Hasahisa	الحصاحيصا	Aj Jazirah	4,163
Al Kamlin	الكاملين	Aj Jazirah	1,826
Al Manaqil	المناقل	Aj Jazirah	3,740
Al Qurashi	القرشي	Aj Jazirah	3,136
Janub Al Jazirah	جنوب الجزيرة	Aj Jazirah	3,251
Medani Al Kubra	مدني الكبري	Aj Jazirah	587
Sharg Al Jazirah	شرق الجزيرة	Aj Jazirah	6,519
Um Algura	أم القري	Aj Jazirah	3,931
Al Kurmuk	الكرمك	Blue Nile	9,728
Ar Rusayris	الروصيرص	Blue Nile	4,024
At Tadamon - BN	التضامن - ن ق	Blue Nile	7,985
Baw	باو	Blue Nile	7,247
Ed Damazine	الدمازين	Blue Nile	1,894
Geisan	قيسان	Blue Nile	3,471
Wad Al Mahi	ود الماحي	Blue Nile	3,817
Azum	أزوم	Central Darfur	3,207
Bendasi	بندسي	Central Darfur	5,421
Gharb Jabal Marrah	غرب جبل مرة	Central Darfur	2,362
Mukjar	مكجر	Central Darfur	6,239
Shamal Jabal Marrah	شمال جبل مرة	Central Darfur	1,095
Um Dukhun	أم دخن	Central Darfur	2,723
Wadi Salih	وادي صالح	Central Darfur	3,311
Wasat Jabal Marrah	وسط جبل مرة	Central Darfur	448
Zalingi	زالنجى	Central Darfur	6,154
Abu Jabrah	أبو جابرة	East Darfur	6,060
Abu Karinka	أبو كارنكا	East Darfur	2,453
Ad Du'ayn	الضعين	East Darfur	858
Adila	عديلة	East Darfur	3,856
Al Firdous	الفردوس	East Darfur	3,029
Assalaya	عسلاية	East Darfur	4,826
Bahr Al Arab	بحر العرب	East Darfur	20,468
Shia'ria	شعيرية	East Darfur	3,733
Yassin	يس	East Darfur	5,493
Al Butanah	البطانة	Gedaref	19,610
Al Fao	الفاو	Gedaref	2,146
Al Fashaga	الفشقة	Gedaref	5,194
Al Galabat Al Gharbyah - Kassab	القلابات الغربية - كساب	Gedaref	4,139
Al Mafaza	المفازة	Gedaref	1,381
Al Qureisha	القريشة	Gedaref	3,544
Ar Rahad	الرهد	Gedaref	2,130
Basundah	باسندة	Gedaref	3,734
Gala'a Al Nahal	قلع النحل	Gedaref	3,861
Galabat Ash-Shargiah	القلابات الشرقية	Gedaref	4,109
Madeinat Al Gedaref	مدينة القضارف	Gedaref	119
Wasat Al Gedaref	وسط القضارف	Gedaref	9,577
Halfa Aj Jadeedah	حلفا الجديدة	Kassala	1,525
Madeinat Kassala	مدينة كسلا	Kassala	132
Reifi Aroma	ريفى أروما	Kassala	5,951
Reifi Gharb Kassala	ريفى غرب كسلا	Kassala	1,960
Reifi Hamashkureib	ريفى همش كوريب	Kassala	3,901
Reifi Kassla	ريفى كسلا	Kassala	2,818
Reifi Khashm Elgirba	ريفى خشم القربة	Kassala	12,081
Reifi Nahr Atbara	ريفى نهر عطبرة	Kassala	2,383
Reifi Shamal Ad Delta	ريفى شمال الدلتا	Kassala	7,443
Reifi Telkok	ريفى تلكوك	Kassala	5,634
Reifi Wad Elhilaiw	ريفى ود الحليو	Kassala	4,870
Bahri	بحري	Khartoum	3,200
Jebel Awlia	جبل أولياء	Khartoum	780
Karrari	كرري	Khartoum	2,916
Khartoum	الخرطوم	Khartoum	167
Sharg An Neel	شرق النيل	Khartoum	9,471
Um Bada	أمبدة	Khartoum	3,465
Um Durman	أم درمان	Khartoum	1,218
Al Fasher	الفاشر	North Darfur	8,502
Al Koma	الكومة	North Darfur	776
Al Lait	اللعيت	North Darfur	2,796
Al Malha	المالحة	North Darfur	194,628
As Serief	السريف	North Darfur	6,201
At Tawisha	الطويشة	North Darfur	10,867
At Tina	الطينة	North Darfur	5,624
Dar As Salam	دار السلام	North Darfur	2,969
Kebkabiya	كبكابية	North Darfur	4,446
Kelemando	كلمندو	North Darfur	7,225
Kernoi	كرنوي	North Darfur	8,614
Kutum	كتم	North Darfur	14,001
Melit	مليط	North Darfur	16,116
Saraf Omra	سرف عمرة	North Darfur	1,483
Tawila	طويلة	North Darfur	3,483
Um Baru	أم برو	North Darfur	16,392
Um Kadadah	أم كدادة	North Darfur	13,090
Ar Rahad	الرهد	North Kordofan	5,675
Bara	بارا	North Kordofan	11,564
Gebrat Al Sheikh	جبرة الشيخ	North Kordofan	50,968
Gharb Bara	غرب بارا	North Kordofan	11,280
Sheikan	شيكان	North Kordofan	8,408
Soudari	سودري	North Kordofan	81,591
Um Dam Haj Ahmed	أم دم حاج أحمد	North Kordofan	4,992
Um Rawaba	أم روابة	North Kordofan	11,671
Ad Dabbah	الدبة	Northern	45,194
Al Burgaig	البرقيق	Northern	1,422
Al Golid	القولد	Northern	65,658
Delgo	دلقو	Northern	56,620
Dongola	دنقلا	Northern	48,382
Halfa	حلفا	Northern	129,237
Merwoe	مروي	Northern	17,612
Agig	عقيق	Red Sea	7,554
Al Ganab	القنب	Red Sea	70,408
Dordieb	درديب	Red Sea	12,267
Hala'ib	حلايب	Red Sea	40,647
Haya	هيا	Red Sea	22,406
Jubayt Elma'aadin	جبيت المعادن	Red Sea	40,407
Port Sudan	بورتسودان	Red Sea	564
Sawakin	سواكن	Red Sea	1,968
Sinkat	سنكات	Red Sea	8,037
Tawkar	طوكر	Red Sea	11,351
Abu Hamad	أبو حمد	River Nile	31,673
Ad Damar	الدامر	River Nile	37,020
Al Buhaira	البحيرة	River Nile	18,537
Al Matama	المتمة	River Nile	9,272
Atbara	عطبرة	River Nile	8,617
Barbar	بربر	River Nile	13,449
Shendi	شندي	River Nile	11,836
Abu Hujar	أبو حجار	Sennar	3,829
Ad Dali	الدالي	Sennar	8,096
Ad Dinder	الدندر	Sennar	14,138
As Suki	السوكي	Sennar	2,780
Sennar	سنار	Sennar	5,532
Sharg Sennar	شرق سنار	Sennar	3,156
Sinja	سنجة	Sennar	1,724
Al Radoum	الردوم	South Darfur	25,528
Al Wihda	الوحدة	South Darfur	1,077
As Salam - SD	السلام - ج د	South Darfur	5,094
As Sunta	السنطة	South Darfur	3,497
Beliel	بليل	South Darfur	2,384
Buram	برام	South Darfur	3,582
Damso	دمسو	South Darfur	1,714
Ed Al Fursan	عد الفرسان	South Darfur	4,435
Gereida	قريضة	South Darfur	2,408
Kas	كاس	South Darfur	3,495
Kateila	كتيلا	South Darfur	2,581
Kubum	كبم	South Darfur	3,008
Mershing	مرشنج	South Darfur	1,140
Nitega	نتيقة	South Darfur	2,939
Nyala Janoub	نيالا جنوب	South Darfur	258
Nyala Shimal	نيالا شمال	South Darfur	3,146
Rehaid Albirdi	رهيد البردي	South Darfur	7,476
Sharg Aj Jabal	شرق الجبل	South Darfur	2,900
Shattaya	شطاية	South Darfur	1,830
Tulus	تلس	South Darfur	2,149
Um Dafoug	أم دافوق	South Darfur	5,185
Abassiya	العباسية	South Kordofan	4,231
Abu Jubayhah	أبو جبيهة	South Kordofan	20,973
Abu Kershola	أبو كرشولا	South Kordofan	3,090
Al Buram	البرام	South Kordofan	1,754
Al Leri	الليري	South Kordofan	7,421
Al Quoz	القوز	South Kordofan	2,618
Ar Rashad	الرشاد	South Kordofan	1,770
Ar Reif Ash Shargi	الريف الشرقي	South Kordofan	2,146
At Tadamon - SK	التضامن - ج ك	South Kordofan	3,443
Delami	دلامي	South Kordofan	4,094
Dilling	الدلنج	South Kordofan	3,705
Ghadeer	غدير	South Kordofan	6,652
Habila - SK	هبيلة - ج ك	South Kordofan	6,096
Heiban	هيبان	South Kordofan	3,402
Kadugli	كادقلي	South Kordofan	2,166
Talawdi	تلودي	South Kordofan	3,642
Um Durein	أم دورين	South Kordofan	2,127
Ag Geneina	الجنينة	West Darfur	2,744
Beida	بيضا	West Darfur	1,824
Foro Baranga	فور برنقا	West Darfur	780
Habila - WD	هبيلة - غ د	West Darfur	2,314
Jebel Moon	جبل مون	West Darfur	3,910
Kereneik	كرينك	West Darfur	5,797
Kulbus	كلبس	West Darfur	2,922
Sirba	سربا	West Darfur	1,966
Abu Zabad	أبو زبد	West Kordofan	5,212
Abyei	أبيي	West Kordofan	4,435
Al Dibab	الدبب	West Kordofan	9,072
Al Idia	الأضية	West Kordofan	7,328
Al Khiwai	الخوي	West Kordofan	9,173
Al Lagowa	لقاوة	West Kordofan	7,388
Al Meiram	الميرم	West Kordofan	5,554
An Nuhud	النهود	West Kordofan	12,277
As Salam - WK	السلام - غ ك	West Kordofan	9,135
As Sunut	السنوط	West Kordofan	6,892
Babanusa	بابنوسة	West Kordofan	2,357
Ghubaish	غبيش	West Kordofan	7,246
Keilak	كيلك	West Kordofan	8,829
Wad Bandah	ود بندة	West Kordofan	11,410
Ad Diwaim	الدويم	White Nile	5,871
Aj Jabalain	الجبلين	White Nile	3,974
Al Gitaina	القطينة	White Nile	5,592
As Salam / Ar Rawat	السلام / الراوات	White Nile	8,701
Guli	قلي	White Nile	3,049
Kosti	كوستي	White Nile	1,572
Rabak	ربك	White Nile	1,690
Tendalti	تندلتي	White Nile	4,376
Um Rimta	أم رمتة	White Nile	3,169

History

Before the independence of South Sudan in 2011, the States of Sudan were subdivided into 133 districts. The maps on this page represent the boundaries as they existed in 2006. ^[2]

With the adoption of the Interim National Constitution of Sudan ^[3] and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, ^[4] the ten states of South Sudan are, however, now divided into counties.

The historical districts are listed below, by state:

Al Jazirah

1. Al Kamlin District
2. East al Gazera District
3. North al Gazera District
4. Al Managil District
5. South al Gazera District
6. Um Al Gura District
7. Wad Madani District

Al Qadarif

1. Al Faw District
2. Al Gadaref District
3. Al Rahd District
4. East Galabat District
5. West Galabat District
6. Al Fushqa District
7. Butana District
8. Qala al-Nahl District  [ ar ]
9. Al-Quresha District  [ ar ] ^[5]

Blue Nile

Districts of Blue Nile

1. Ad Damazin District
2. Al Roseires District
3. Geissan District
4. Baw District
5. Al Kurumik District

Kassala

Districts of Kassala

1. Seteet District
2. Nahr Atbara District
3. Kassala District
4. Al Gash District
5. Hamashkorieb District

Khartoum

Districts of Khartoum

1. Khartoum District
2. Um Badda District
3. Omdurman District
4. Karary District
5. Khartoum Bahri District
6. Sharg En Nile District
7. South Khartoum District

North Darfur

(Not representing the present state structure)

Districts of North Darfur

1. Mellit District
2. Kutum District
3. Kabkabiya District
4. Al Fasher District
5. Um Kadada District

North Kurdufan

Districts of North Kurdufan

1. Sowdari District
2. Jebrat al Sheikh District
3. Sheikan District
4. Bara District
5. Um Rawaba District
6. En Nuhud District
7. Ghebeish District

Northern

Districts of Northern Sudan

1. Wadi Halfa District
2. Dongola District
3. Merawi District
4. Addabah District

Red Sea

Districts of Red Sea

1. Halayeb District
2. Port Sudan District
3. Sinkat District
4. Tokar District

River Nile

Districts of River Nile

1. Abu Hamad District
2. Berber District
3. Ad Damer District
4. Atbara District
5. Shendi District
6. Al Matammah District

Sennar

Districts of Sennar

1. Sennar District
2. Singa District
3. Ad Dinder District

South Darfur

(Not reflecting the present state structure)

Districts of South Darfur

1. Kas District
2. Edd al Fursan District
3. Nyala District
4. Shearia District
5. Al Deain District
6. Adayala District
7. Buram District
8. Tulus District
9. Rehed al Birdi District

South Kurdufan

Districts of South Kurdufan

1. Dilling District
2. Rashad District
3. Abu Jubaiyah District
4. Talodi District
5. Kadugli District
6. Lagawa District
7. As Salam District
8. Abyei District

West Darfur

(Not representing the present state structure)

Districts of West Darfur

1. Kulbus District
2. Al Geneina District
3. Zallingi District
4. Jebel Marra District
5. Habillah District
6. Wadi Salih District
7. Mukjar District

White Nile

Districts of White Nile

1. Ad Douiem District
2. Al Gutaina District
3. Kosti District
4. Al Jabalian District

See also

• Districts of South Sudan
• States of Sudan

References

1. "Sudan - Subnational Administrative Boundaries". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
2. "Sudan Administration Boundaries February 2006" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
3. "text of the 2005 constitution in English" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. (492  KiB)
4. The Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan (PDF) (cushcommunity.org)
5. "الهيكل الإداري" [The Administrative Structure] (in Arabic). Gadarif State. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 16 July 2021.