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Malakal
Upper Nile · South Sudan
City population
160,765
#4
in South Sudan
#3,547
worldwide
9.533, 31.660 · 521 km from Juba
About Malakal
Malakal is a city in Upper Nile, South Sudan with a population of 160,765. It is the 4th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 3,547th largest worldwide. It lies 521 km from Juba.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Upper Nile
Coordinates
9.533, 31.660
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.