White Nile State

For the river, see White Nile.

White Nile State النيل الأبيض an-Nil al-Abyad
State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 13°27′N 32°20′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Sennar State
Capital	Rabak
Area
• Total	39,701 km^2 (15,329 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,493,880[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.488[2] low

Districts:
1 Ad Douiem
2 Al Gutaina
3 Kosti
4 Al Jabalian

White Nile State (Arabic: النيل الأبيض An Nīl al Ābyaḍ) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 39,701 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,493,880 people (2018 est). Since 1994 Rabak is the capital of the state; other important cities include Kosti and Ed Dueim.

The state is administratively subdivided into four districts:

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

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.