City profile · Sudan · Africa
Abyei
City population
20,000
#68
in Sudan
#6
in West Kordofan
#25,350
worldwide
9.595, 28.435 · 798 km from Khartoum
About Abyei
Abyei is a city in West Kordofan, Sudan with a population of 20,000. It is the 68th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 25,350th largest worldwide. It lies 798 km from Khartoum.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 6
Coordinates
9.595, 28.435
Record updated
15 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 75 in SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.