Sennar State Explained

Sennar
Native Name:سنار
Other Name:Sinnar
Settlement Type:State
Mapsize:299px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sudan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sennar State
Subdivision Type2:No. of counties
Seat Type:Capital
Government Type:State Government
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Aldaw Almahi
Established Title:Governor
Established Date:2015
Area Total Km2:37844
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1918692[1]
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:12.9667°N 37°W
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:0.493[2]

Sennar () is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of and had a population of approximately 1,918,692 in 2018.

Location

Sinar State is delimited by Al-Gazira State in the north, The Blue Nile State in the south, Al-Gedaref State and the Sudanese Ethiopian borders in the east, and the White Nile State & the Upper Nile State of South Sudan in the west. It remains unknown whether Singa is the capital of Sennar State or whether the largest city Sennar (also known as Mukwar) is the capital, as some sources and maps list Singa and some list Sennar city. Other commercial towns include El-Suki and El-Dinder.

Population and livelihood

The main economic activity is agriculture, with the irrigated scheme of Suki, the sugar factory of Sennar, and a number of fruit growers (including bananas and mangoes) located on the banks of the Blue Nile. In terms of education The University Of Sennar is the only higher education university throughout all the state, attended by all its residents.

Main cities

Tourism

The state is famous for its Dinder National Park.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312172126/http://cbs.gov.sd/files/Pop._Proj._by_satates137.pdf . 2017-03-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. UNDP. NSDDRC-SC. 27–29 April 2010. Socio-economic and opportunity mapping Assessment report for Sinnar State Joint mission (NSDDRC-SC/ UNDP). Socio-economic and opportunity mapping Assessment report for Sinnar State Joint mission (NSDDRC-SC/ UNDP).