Blue Nile State
Blue Nile State
ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-Azraq | |
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Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 11°16′N 34°4′E / 11.267°N 34.067°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| Region | Blue Nile Province |
| Capital | Ad-Damazin |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ahmed al-Omda |
| Area | |
• Total | 45,844 km2 (17,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,108,391 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.416 low |
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Blue Nile State (Arabic: ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-ʾAzraq) is one of the eighteen states of the Republic of the Sudan. It was established by presidential decree nº 3 in 1992 and it is named after the Blue Nile River.
The region is host to around forty different ethnic groups. Its economic activity is based on agriculture and livestock and increasing mineral exploitation.