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City profile · Sudan · Africa

Port Sudan

City population
489,725
#5
in Sudan
#1
in Red Sea
#1,171
worldwide
KhartoumPort Sudan
19.617, 37.216 · 671 km from Khartoum
City population
489,725
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Sudan
#5
of 75 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,171
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Sudan
0.9%
of the national population

About Port Sudan

Port Sudan is a city in Red Sea, Sudan with a population of 489,725. It is the 5th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 1,171st largest worldwide. It lies 671 km from Khartoum.

Position in Sudan
#5of 75
LargestSmallest
Position in Red Sea
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
to Khartoum
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
19.617, 37.216
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 Sudan

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

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