Central Darfur

Central Darfur
State
Location in Sudan
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Zalingei
Government
• Governor	Yousif Tibin
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Central Darfur is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region.^[1] The state capital is Zalingei. The state was formed from land that had been part of the states of West Darfur and South Darfur.

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

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))

Coordinates: 12°20′N 23°25′E / 12.333°N 23.417°E / 12.333; 23.417

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