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Capital
El Obeid
Former region
Kordofan
Area
185,302 km²
Population
3,174,029 (2018)
Density
17 people per km²

Imagery: NASA Blue Marble · State boundaries: OCHA (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · Rivers: Natural Earth

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About North Kordofan

North Kordofan is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km2 and an estimated population of 3,174,029 people. El Obeid is the capital of the state. It borders Northern to the north, Khartoum and White Nile to the east, South Kordofan and West Kordofan to the south, and North Darfur to the west.

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Geography

Area rank
4 of 18
Population rank
4 of 18
Density rank
13 of 18

Neighbouring states

Other states in Kordofan

Population: 2018 estimate. Source: Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)