West Kordofan

West Kordofan(Arabic:غرب كردفان;Ġarb Kurdufān) is one of the 18wilayator provinces ofSudan.In 2006 it had an area of 111,373 km²and an estimated population of approximately 1,320,405.Al-Fulahis the capital of the state.

West Kordofan غرب كردفان Ġarb Kurdufān
State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates:12°0′N28°9′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Nuba Mountains
Capital	Al-Fulah
Government
•Governor	Ahmed Khamis Bakheet
Area
• Total	111,373 km2(43,001 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,320,405
Time zone	UTC+2(CAT)

In August 2005,West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory divided betweenNorthandSouthKordofan States, in implementation of the Protocol between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and theSudan People’s Liberation Movement(SPLM) on the resolution of conflict in SouthernKordofan/Nuba MountainsandBlue NileStates signed atNaivasha,Kenya,26 May 2004. Section 2.1 of the protocol states that "The boundaries of Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State shall be the same boundaries of former Southern Kordofan Province when Greater Kordofan was sub-divided into two provinces."The protocol forms part of theComprehensive Peace Agreementbetween the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Al Fulah presently has the status of second capital ofSouth KordofanState, and sessions of the state Legislative Council are to alternate between Al Fulah andKaduqli.The state was reestablished in July 2013.

Districts

1. Lagawa District
2. As SalamDistrict
3. Abyei DistrictArea with "Special Administrative Status", considered part of both South Kordofan andNorthern Bahr el Ghazal,underProtocol on the resolution of the Abyei conflict:
4. Wad Banda
5. El Nehoud
6. Abu Zabad
7. Ghubaysh
8. Babanusa
9. Abyei-Muglad
10. Keilak
11. Al Sunut

External links

• "Darfur - Kordofan Region of Sudan"map, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 10 April 2002