East Darfur

East Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية شرق دارفور 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.

East Darfur State ولاية شرق دارفور Sharq Darfur
State
Seal
Location in Sudan
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Ed Daein
Government
• Governor	Vacant
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,587,200[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Website	http://www.eastdarfur.gov.sd/index.php/en/

Districts

• ad-Du'ain
• Abu Jabra
• Abu Karinka
• Adila
• Assalaya
• Bahr el Arab
• El Ferdous
• Yassin
• Schearia