East Darfur

East Darfur Sharq Darfur
State
Location in Sudan
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Ed Daein
Government
• Governor	Abdul-Hamid Musa Kasha
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

East Darfur is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the on-going peace process for the wider Darfur region. ^[1] The state capital is Ed Daein. The state was formed from land that was previously part of the state of South Darfur.

References

States of Sudan States not covered by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement Central Darfur East Darfur Al Jazirah Kassala Khartoum North Darfur North Kurdufan Northern Al Qadarif Red Sea River Nile Sennar South Darfur West Darfur White Nile States to hold "popular consultations" (process suspended) Blue Nile South Kordofan West Kurdufan Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely) Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Warrap (South Sudan))

Coordinates: 11°10′N 26°30′E / 11.167°N 26.500°E / 11.167; 26.500