10.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Administrative divisions ("Sudan Country Report - October 2004") [#26961],  [ID 12117]

"Europa 2004 recorded that the country is administratively divided into 26 states which all have governors appointed by the president. [1] (p1065, 1081)

The names of the 26 states are:

Al-Buhayrat [Lakes] (s)
Bahr al-Jabal (s)
Blue Nile
Eastern Equatoria (s)
Gadarif
Gezira
Jonglei (s)
Kassala
Khartoum
Northern
Northern Bahr al-Ghazal (s)
Northern Darfur
Northern Kordofan
Red Sea
River Nile
Sennar
Southern Darfur
Southern Kordofan
Upper Nile (s)
Wahdah [Unity] (s)
Warab (s)
Western Bahr al-Ghazal (s)
Western Darfur
Western Equatoria (s)
Western Kordofan
White Nile [...]

MEDEA's May 2004 Report recorded that "In the areas under its control, the SPLM/A does not recognize the Government's administrative division into States and has introduced its own administrative structure, based on Regions, Counties, Localities (payams) and Villages (bomas).""

Document(s): Report