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Omdurman

Khartoum · Sudan
City population
1,849,659
#2
in Sudan
#2
in Khartoum
#231
worldwide
KhartoumOmdurman
15.645, 32.478 · 12 km from Khartoum
Share of Sudan
3.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
391 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
12 km
To Khartoum
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
IANA zone identifier

About Omdurman

Situated 6 km from Khartoum North and 12 km from Khartoum, this city of 1,849,659 forms part of a densely clustered urban region. The second-largest listed city in Sudan by population, it accounts for 3.6% of the national total and ranks second within Khartoum region, after the capital itself.

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
#2of 75
LargestSmallest
Position in Khartoum
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Sudan
Region
Khartoum
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
15.645, 32.478
Record updated
12 October 2025
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.

6KMKhartoum North1.01M people12KMKhartoum1.97M people88KMAl Qiţena18K people104KMAl-Quṭaynah27K people113KMAl 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. Omdurman1.85M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Omdurman 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
Omdurman1.85M

Omdurman Population FAQ

What is the population of Omdurman?

Omdurman has a city population of 1,849,659. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Omdurman?

Omdurman is in Khartoum, Sudan, 12 km from the capital, Khartoum. Its coordinates are 15.645, 32.478.

How big is Omdurman compared with other cities in Sudan?

It is the 2nd largest of the 75 cities listed in Sudan, holding 3.6% of the national population.

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