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City profile · Sudan · Africa

Khartoum North

Khartoum · Sudan
City population
1,012,211
#3
in Sudan
#3
in Khartoum
#543
worldwide
KhartoumKhartoum North
15.649, 32.535 · 11 km from Khartoum
City population
1,012,211
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Sudan
#3
of 75 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#543
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Sudan
2.0%
of the national population

About Khartoum North

At 381 m elevation, Khartoum North holds a population of 1,012,211 and ranks third among the three cities in its region. It sits 11 km from the national capital and forms part of a cluster of major urban centers: Omdurman, 6 km away, has 1,849,659 residents, while Khartoum itself, 11 km distant, holds 1,974,647. Together, these three cities account for a substantial portion of Sudan's urban population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Sudan
#3of 75
LargestSmallest
Position in Khartoum
#3of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Sudan
Region
Khartoum
Rank in region
#3of 3
Distance to capital
11 km
to Khartoum
Elevation
381 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
15.649, 32.535
Record updated
2025-11-04
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 Sudan

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

6KMOmdurman1.85M people11KMKhartoum1.97M people89KMAl Qiţena18K people106KMAl-Quṭaynah27K people109KMAl Hilāliyya17K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Khartoum North1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Khartoum North compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Khartoum North1.01M

Khartoum North Population FAQ

What is the population of Khartoum North?

Khartoum North has a city population of 1,012,211. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Khartoum North?

Khartoum North is in Khartoum, Sudan, 11 km from the capital, Khartoum. Its coordinates are 15.649, 32.535.

How big is Khartoum North compared with other cities in Sudan?

It is the 3rd largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, holding 2.0% of the national population.

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