City profile · Sudan · Africa
Dongola
Northern State · Sudan
City population
56,167
#32
in Sudan
#1
in Northern State
#10,245
worldwide
19.182, 30.477 · 459 km from Khartoum
About Dongola
Dongola is a city in Northern State, Sudan with a population of 56,167. It is the 32nd largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 10,245th largest worldwide. It lies 459 km from Khartoum.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern State
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
226 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
19.182, 30.477
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 75 in SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.