What is the population of Nyala?
Nyala has a city population of 565,734. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Sudan · Africa
Nyala
City population
565,734
#4
in Sudan
#1
in Southern Darfur
#985
worldwide
12.049, 24.881 · 913 km from Khartoum
About Nyala
Ranked 985th in world population, this city of 565,734 is Sudan's fourth-largest by the figures tracked here and the largest in Southern Darfur. It lies 913 km from Khartoum and accounts for 1.1% of the national population. Gereida, 91 km away, is the nearest large neighbour at 120,000 people; three other cities between 41,000 and 65,000 sit within 136 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
661 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
12.049, 24.881
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Nyala | 566K |
Nyala Population FAQ
Where is Nyala?
Nyala is in Southern Darfur, Sudan, 913 km from the capital, Khartoum. Its coordinates are 12.049, 24.881.
How big is Nyala compared with other cities in Sudan?
It is the 4th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, holding 1.1% of the national population.