City profile · Eritrea · Africa
Massawa
Northern Red Sea · Eritrea
City population
23,100
#4
in Eritrea
#22,623
worldwide
15.608, 39.475 · 65 km from Asmara
About Massawa
Massawa is a city in Northern Red Sea, Eritrea with a population of 23,100. It is the 4th largest of the 7 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Eritrea, and the 22,623rd largest worldwide. It lies 65 km from Asmara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Red Sea
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
Coordinates
15.608, 39.475
Record updated
2022-04-18
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 7 in EritreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.