River Nile State

River Nile State (Arabic: ولاية نهر النيل, romanized: Nahr an Nīl) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 122,123 km² (47,152 mi²) and an estimated population of 1,511,442 (2018 est).^[4] It is made up of seven localities.^[5]

River Nile State ولاية نهر النيل
State
Market street in Ad-Damir
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 18°27′N 33°23′E
Country	Sudan
Capital	Ad-Damir
Government
• Governor	Mohamed Al-Badawi Abu Qroun[1]
Area
• Total	122,123 km2 (47,152 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,511,442[2]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.602[3] medium · 3rd

Localities

• Ad-Damir (Capital)
• Atbara
• Shendi
• Berber
• Abu Hamed
• El Matamah
• El Buhaira

Districts

Districts of River Nile

See also: Districts of Sudan

1. Abu Hamad District
2. Berber District
3. Ad Damer District
4. Atbara District
5. Shendi District
6. Al Matammah District