Sennar (state)

Sennar سنار Sinnar
—  State  —
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 12°58′N 34°3′E
Country	Sudan
Region	Blue Nile
No. of counties:
Capital	Sennar
Area
• Total	37,844 km2 (14,611.7 sq mi)
Population (2006 (est.))
• Total	1,532,085
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Sennar (Arabic: سنار‎ Sannār) is one of the 15 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 37,844 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,100,000 (2000). Singa is the capital of Sennar State. Another significant town is Sennar (or Mukwar), largest city in the state. The main economic activity is agriculture with the irrigated scheme of Suki, the Sugar factory of Sennar and a number of fruit (including bananas and mangos) growers located on the banks of the Blue Nile.