What is the population of Zalingei, Central Darfur?

Zalingei has a population of approximately 27,258 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Zalingei, Central Darfur located?

Zalingei is located in Central Darfur, Sudan, at approximate coordinates 12.9134°, 23.4738°.

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Zalingei

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Total population

27,258

Coordinates12.91°, 23.47°

Demographic figures from Central Bureau of Statistics (Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Zalingei or Zalinjay is a town in Western Sudan, and it is the capital of Central Darfur. In 2018, the population was approximately 28,700. Zalingei is also the name of the district in which the city lies. In 2023, the district's population was approximately 169,800.

History & geography

History

Zalingei developed over centuries in an area long inhabited by the Fur and once belonging to the Sultanate of Darfur. Its precise founding date is unknown. Zalingei’s location made it an administrative centre for the region’s western territories, both under the Darfur sultans and during Anglo-Egyptian rule. Zalingei was also affected. Despite a ceasefire agreed between the Sudanese government and the SLA in September 2003, Janjaweed attacks continued in the Zalingei area during September and October. By early November, escalating militia activity in West Darfur had rendered the agreement ineffective. Violence associated with the government counter-offensive intensified and spread along the El Geneina–Nyala road, including in the Zalingei area, continuing into March 2004. A retrospective mortality survey covering October 2003 to April 2004 estimated a crude mortality rate of 2.20 deaths per 10,000 people per day in Zalingei, with 49% of deaths attributed to violence. In late 2005, clashes broke out near Zalingei between two Arab groups, Hotiya-Baggara cattle herders and Newiba-Aballa camel herders. The fighting reportedly killed around 60 people and displaced about 250 families to settlements in the town. It may have begun over access to local resources and cattle, and followed earlier clashes in October that reportedly killed between 150 and 200 people. Beginning in late summer 2006, renewed fighting broke out near Zalingei between the two groups. Fadul and Tanner linked such local conflicts to rising ethnic tensions and the spread of tribal militias, weapons, lawlessness and impunity during the wider war. In 2012, Central Darfur State was established from a part of West Darfur, with Zalingei as its capital. By 2019, there were six IDP camps, and one refugee…

Geography

Zalingei lies in the fertile valley of the seasonal Wadi Azum river, near the Jebel Marra mountains, which provided access to water in the surrounding savannah. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies Zalingei’s climate as hot semi-arid (BSh). Afternoon temperatures are always hot and are hottest in March, April and May when they may reach . The rainy season is from June to September. At this time the diurnal temperature range is least, and afternoon temperatures are cooler but still hot, being coolest in the wettest month of August. On the other hand, morning temperatures are coolest from November to February, when diurnal temperature variation is greatest, so that morning temperatures drop to as low as .

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