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Sudan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Sudan had an estimated population of 35,035,677 in 2005, with 124 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Sudan today — population now 41,801,533, against 35,035,677 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1al-Khartum7,315,344

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1Umm DurmānKhartoum2,809,445
2KhartoumKhartoum1,974,647
3al-H̱arţūm Bah̨rīKhartoum1,530,443
4NiyālāJanūb Dārfūr499,601
5Būr Sūdānal-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar459,063
6KassalāKassalā401,477
7al-Ubayyid̨Šamāl Kurdufān393,311
8Kūstīan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨345,068
9Wad Madanīal-Jazīrah332,714
10al-Qad̨ārifal-Qad̨ārif322,592
11al-FāširŠamāl Dārfūr252,609
12ad̨-D̨uʿaynJanūb Dārfūr210,212
13ad-Damazīnan-Nīl-al-Azraq186,051
14JūbāBah̨r-al-Jabal163,442
15al-JunaynahĠarb Dārfūr162,981
16MalakālAʿālī-an-Nīl160,765
17Rabakan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨135,281
18SinnārSinnār130,122
19al-Manāqilal-Jazīrah128,297
20WāwĠarb Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl127,384
21an-NuhūdĠarb Kurdufān108,008
22ʿAţbarahNahr-an-Nil107,930
23ad-DāmīrNahr-an-Nil103,941
24KāduqlīJanūb Kurdufān87,666
25ad-Duwayman-Nīl-al-Abyad̨87,068
26H̨alfā al-JadīdahKassalā80,444
27Umm RuwābahŠamāl Kurdufān55,742
28ŠandīNahr-an-Nil53,568
29SinjahSinnār44,626
30YambioĠarb-al-Istiwāʿīyah40,382
31YeiBah̨r-al-Jabal40,382
32UwaylŠamāl Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl38,745
33GogrialŠamāl Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl38,572
34ad-DillinjJanūb Kurdufān37,113
35al-Jazīrah Abāan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨34,525
36Arbaʿatun wa ʿIšrūn-al-Qurašial-Jazīrah33,969
37as-SūkīSinnār33,524
38H̱ašm-al-QirbahKassalā33,374
39Rufāʿahal-Jazīrah32,533
40Rumbīkal-Buh̨ayrāt32,083
41BābanūsahĠarb Kurdufān29,637
42ar-Ruşayrişan-Nīl-al-Azraq28,862
43al-H̨uşāh̨īşāal-Jazīrah28,735
44MayurnuSinnār28,727
45ZalinjayĠarb Dārfūr28,687
46Sawākīnal-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar28,570
47Tandaltian-Nīl-al-Abyad̨27,275
48Asalayaan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨27,046
49ar-RankAʿālī-an-Nīl26,851
50BūrJunqalī26,782
51ar-RahadŠamāl Kurdufān26,273
52Kinānahan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨26,233
53al-H̨awātahal-Qad̨ārif24,513
54BarbarNahr-an-Nil22,395
55Ţawkaral-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar22,250
56Abū JubayhahJanūb Kurdufān21,790
57al-MasnahKassalā20,092
58ToritŠarq-al-Istiwāʿīyah20,048
59al-MijladĠarb Kurdufān19,997
60Dokaal-Qad̨ārif19,821
61Kurimahaš-Šamālīyah19,593
62al-BawgaNahr-an-Nil19,141
63Dunqulāaš-Šamālīyah19,007
64Umm ŠawkahSinnār18,570
65al-Quţaynahan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨18,321
66al-Hilālīyahal-Jazīrah17,345
67TonjWarab17,338
68BārāŠamāl Kurdufān16,969
69Sinnār-at-TaqāţtuʿSinnār16,222
70Abū ZabadĠarb Kurdufān15,304
71ad-DindarSinnār15,144
72Šabšahan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨15,133
73Wādī H̨alfāaš-Šamālīyah14,936
74MarīdīĠarb-al-Istiwāʿīyah14,224
75aš-Šuwakal-Qad̨ārif14,015
76al-Kāmilinal-Jazīrah13,690
77TalawdīJanūb Kurdufān13,188
78ArūmāKassalā12,708
79Sinkātal-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar12,547
80āl-Hudaal-Jazīrah12,456
81KarkawjSinnār12,451
82al-ʿAbbāsīyahJanūb Kurdufān12,207
83Marabbaan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨12,108
84Abū ʿUsaral-Jazīrah12,055
85WagarKassalā11,950
86Bufian-Nīl-al-Abyad̨11,802
87Yirōlal-Buh̨ayrāt11,646
88ad-Dabbahaš-Šamālīyah11,626
89al-Mūʿşadiyahal-Jazīrah11,450
90al-MatammahNahr-an-Nil11,366
91al-FūlahĠarb Kurdufān11,238
92Gabaital-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar11,095
93LagawaĠarb Kurdufān11,024
94Maharaybahal-Jazīrah11,000
95Umm KaddādahŠamāl Dārfūr10,979
96Ţābatal-Jazīrah10,976
97al-H̨awšal-Jazīrah10,795
98Tambūlal-Jazīrah10,489
99Abū KaršolaJanūb Kurdufān10,487
100Leral-Wah̨dah10,486
101al-Kurumukan-Nīl-al-Azraq10,375
102Wad Rāwahal-Jazīrah10,348
103Marawīaš-Šamālīyah10,234
104Gullian-Nīl-al-Abyad̨10,177
105al-Kawahan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨10,167
106KutumŠamāl Dārfūr9,849
107al-Karaymatal-Jazīrah9,775
108KabūšīyahNahr-an-Nil9,678
109TamburaĠarb-al-Istiwāʿīyah9,483
110GalganiSinnār9,472
111Qalaʿ-an-Nah̨lal-Qad̨ārif9,374
112al-Musallamīyahal-Jazīrah9,373
113Wad-az-Zakīan-Nīl-al-Abyad̨9,271
114Umm Jarran-Nīl-al-Abyad̨9,038
115Šarafātal-Jazīrah9,037
116Abū H̨ijārSinnār8,626
117āl-Fawal-Qad̨ārif8,366
118Miallayabal-Jazīrah8,300
119Arguaš-Šamālīyah7,716
120Bentiual-Wah̨dah7,653
121KāpōētaŠarq-al-Istiwāʿīyah7,042
122Karmah-an-Nuzulaš-Šamālīyah3,928
123RagaĠarb Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl3,700
124NzaraĠarb-al-Istiwāʿīyah0

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Khartoum4,199,607
2Janūb Dārfūr2,815,633
3al-Jazīrah2,743,664
4Šamāl Kurdufān2,479,075
5Ġarb-al-Istiwāʿīyah1,696,303
6Šamāl Dārfūr1,551,429
7Sinnār1,502,047
8Ġarb Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl1,442,277
9al-Qad̨ārif1,341,483
10Ġarb Kurdufān1,295,331
11Aʿālī-an-Nīl1,180,972
12Junqalī1,170,057
13an-Nīl-al-Azraq1,164,987
14an-Nīl-al-Abyad̨1,160,634
15Kassalā1,145,874
16al-Bah̨r-al-Ah̨mar1,102,698
17Janūb Kurdufān1,092,720
18Nahr-an-Nil1,008,493
19Ġarb Dārfūr987,099
20Warab966,902
21Šamāl Bah̨r-al-Ġazāl812,334
22aš-Šamālīyah811,898
23al-Buh̨ayrāt555,333
24Bah̨r-al-Jabal327,172
25al-Wah̨dah258,456
26Šarq-al-Istiwāʿīyah223,199

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.