Blue Nile State
Blue Nile State
ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-Azraq | |
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Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile | |
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Flag Seal | |
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 |
Blue Nile State (Arabic: ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-ʾAzraq) is one of the 18 states of the Republic of the Sudan. Established by Presidential Decree No. 3 in 1992, 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 as well as mineral exploitation.