page_title: North Kordofan
hierarchical_section_title: North Kordofan
caption_attribution_description: Sudan map from CIA World Factbook, converted from original GIF format (2011 version showing South Sudan)
context_page_description: North Kordofan is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km² and an estimated population of 2,920,890. El-Obeid is the capital of the state.
  North Kordofan is generally arid and desert.
context_section_description: North Kordofan (Arabic: شمال كردفان‎, Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km² and an estimated population of 2,920,890 (2008 census) (3,340,000 (2011 estimate)). El-Obeid is the capital of the state.
  North Kordofan is generally arid and desert.
caption: Towns in the region.
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