City profile · South Sudan · Africa
Rumbek
Lakes · South Sudan
City population
32,083
#11
in South Sudan
#16,995
worldwide
6.806, 29.677 · 303 km from Juba
About Rumbek
Rumbek is a city in Lakes, South Sudan with a population of 32,083. It is the 11th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 16,995th largest worldwide. It lies 303 km from Juba.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Lakes
Elevation
428 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Juba
Coordinates
6.806, 29.677
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 16 in South SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.