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Juba

Central Equatoria · South Sudan
City population
450,000
#1
in South Sudan
#1
in Central Equatoria
#1,283
worldwide
Juba
4.852, 31.582
Share of South Sudan
3.7%
Of the national population
Elevation
518 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Capital city
National
The capital of South Sudan
Time zone
Africa/Juba
IANA zone identifier

About Juba

Juba is the capital of South Sudan, with a city population of 450,000. It is the 1st largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 1,283rd largest worldwide.

Position in South Sudan
#1of 16
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Equatoria
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Central Equatoria
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
4.852, 31.582
Record updated
12 July 2020
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 Sudan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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