Blue Nile State

Blue Nile State ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-Azraq
State
Roseires Dam on the Blue Nile
Flag Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 11°16′N 34°4′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

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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. It borders Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the west, and Sennar to the north.