Kassala State

Kassala (Arabic: ولاية كسلا, called Ash Sharqiyah during 1991—1994) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida (New Halfa), Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.^[4]

Kassala State ولاية كسلا Ash Sharqiyah
State
Taka Mountains - Kassala, Sudan
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Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 15°45′N 35°43′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Butana
Capital	Kassala
Government
• Type	Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
• Governor	Sadig Mohamed El Azrag[1]
Area
• Total	36,710 km2 (14,170 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,519,071[2]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.453[3] low

In 2016, Kassala State suffered a severe bread shortage.^[5]

Districts

Districts of Kassala

See also: Districts of Sudan

1. Seteet District
2. Nahr Atbara District
3. Kassala District
4. Al Gash District
5. Hamashkorieb District

Towns

• Kassala (Capital)
• Aroma
• Hamashkoraib
• Halfa el Jadida
• Khashm el Girba
• Telkuk
• Wad al Hulaywah