East Darfur State | |
Native Name: | ولاية شرق دارفور |
Other Name: | Sharq Darfur |
Settlement Type: | State |
Mapsize: | 299px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sudan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Darfur |
Subdivision Type2: | No. of counties |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ed Daein |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Abdul-Hamid Musa Kasha |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 1,587,200[1] |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Website: | http://www.eastdarfur.gov.sd/index.php/en/ |
East Darfur State (Wilāyat Šarq Dārfūr; Sharq 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.[2] The state capital is Ed Daein. The state was formed from land that was part of the state of South Darfur.