Rabak
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Rabak
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|native_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|ar|ربك}}}}
|settlement_type = City
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 =State
|subdivision_name1 = White Nile
|subdivision_type2 = District
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|utc_offset = +3
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{{Short description|Capital city of the Sudanese state of White Nile}}
Rabak ({{langx|ar|ربك}}) is a city in south-eastern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese state of White Nile. It is one of the major cities of Sudan, an industrial city in which are located several factories, such as the Nile Cement Company factory, the Kenana sugar factory, and the Assalaya sugar factory.
Geography
The city is located on the eastern bank of the White Nile, facing Kosti on the western bank. It lies some 362 meters above sea level. Rabak is approximately {{convert|260|km|mi}} south of Khartoum and {{convert|340|km|mi}} west of the Ethiopian border. It is linked to the north of Sudan via the Khartoum–Rabak road; and it is linked by road eastward to Sennar and westward to Al-Ubayyid.
=Climate=
Rabak has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving over {{convert|350|mm|in|0|disp=or}} of rainfall annually, owing to the extremely high potential evapotranspiration.
{{Weather box
|location = Rabak (altitude {{convert|381|m|ft|0|disp=or}}, 1981-2010)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 41.0
|Feb record high C = 42.8
|Mar record high C = 46.0
|Apr record high C = 47.5
|May record high C = 46.2
|Jun record high C = 44.4
|Jul record high C = 45.0
|Aug record high C = 41.0
|Sep record high C = 44.0
|Oct record high C = 42.5
|Nov record high C = 42.2
|Dec record high C = 40.5
|year record high C = 47.5
|Jan high C = 33.7
|Feb high C = 34.9
|Mar high C = 39.1
|Apr high C = 41.9
|May high C = 42.2
|Jun high C = 39.8
|Jul high C = 36.3
|Aug high C = 34.5
|Sep high C = 35.8
|Oct high C = 38.4
|Nov high C = 37.4
|Dec high C = 34.6
|year high C = 37.3
|Jan mean C = 24.3
|Feb mean C = 25.8
|Mar mean C = 29.3
|Apr mean C = 32.6
|May mean C = 33.6
|Jun mean C = 32.3
|Jul mean C = 29.8
|Aug mean C = 28.8
|Sep mean C = 29.7
|Oct mean C = 31.2
|Nov mean C = 29.0
|Dec mean C = 25.8
|year mean C = 29.2
|Jan low C = 16.5
|Feb low C = 17.0
|Mar low C = 20.3
|Apr low C = 23.5
|May low C = 25.5
|Jun low C = 25.3
|Jul low C = 23.7
|Aug low C = 23.3
|Sep low C = 23.2
|Oct low C = 23.7
|Nov low C = 21.1
|Dec low C = 17.9
|year low C = 21.6
|Jan record low C = 9.4
|Feb record low C = 7.4
|Mar record low C = 12.0
|Apr record low C = 11.9
|May record low C = 16.3
|Jun record low C = 15.0
|Jul record low C = 17.4
|Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record low C = 18.9
|Oct record low C = 18.9
|Nov record low C = 12.0
|Dec record low C = 7.5
|year record low C = 7.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.4
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 2.5
|Apr rain mm = 3.8
|May rain mm = 16.7
|Jun rain mm = 39.2
|Jul rain mm = 95.7
|Aug rain mm = 116.6
|Sep rain mm = 72.1
|Oct rain mm = 8.9
|Nov rain mm = 1.8
|Dec rain mm = 0.3
|source 1 = Meteo Climat{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-1-p205.php
| title = Soudan moyennes 1981-2010 (Temperature Averages)
| publisher = Meteo Climat
|language = French
| accessdate = November 26, 2016}}
{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1843
| title = Station Rabak (Precipitation Normals (1971-2000) and Record High and Low Temperatures)
| publisher = Meteo Climat
|language = French
| accessdate = 26 November 2016}}
}}
Demographics
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Inhabitants |
| 1973 (Census)
| align="right" | 18,399 |
| 1983 (Census)
| align="right" | 26,693 |
| 1993 (Census)
| align="right" | 59,261 |
| 2007 (Estimate)
| align="right" | 152,711 |
History
Rabak was made the capital of the White Nile State in 1994.
Economy
Rabak is one of major commercial cities in Sudan owing to its unique location in the country and its transportation links to the other major Sudanese states. In the city there is a cement processing company called the Nile Cement Company, which produced 50,200 tons in 2001 and 41,000 tons in 2002. There is also a calcite mine nearby, besides Kenana sugar factory, Asallaia sugar factory, oil refineries, and other factories.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Category:Populated places in White Nile State
Category:State capitals in Sudan
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