North Kordofan

North Kordofan شمال كردفان Šamāl Kurdufān
State
Postcard featuring camels in El-Obeid (1966)
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 14°22′N 29°32′E / 14.367°N 29.533°E / 14.367; 29.533
Country	Sudan
Region	Kordofan
Capital	El-Obeid
Government
• Governor	Vacant
Area
• Total	185,302 km2 (71,546 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	3,174,029[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)	0.463[2] low

North Kordofan (Arabic: شمال كردفان, romanized: 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 3,174,029 people (2018 est). El-Obeid is the capital of the state.

North Kordofan is generally arid and desert.^{[citation needed]}