City profile · South Sudan · Africa
Aweil
Northern Bahr al Ghazal · South Sudan
City population
38,745
#10
in South Sudan
#2
in Northern Bahr al Ghazal
#14,381
worldwide
8.762, 27.392 · 635 km from Juba
About Aweil
Aweil is a city in Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan with a population of 38,745. It is the 10th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 14,381st largest worldwide. It lies 635 km from Juba.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Bahr al Ghazal
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
425 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Juba
Coordinates
8.762, 27.392
Record updated
2026-04-14
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. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 16 in South SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.