City profile · South Sudan · Africa
Wau
Western Bahr al Ghazal · South Sudan
City population
127,384
#5
in South Sudan
#1
in Western Bahr al Ghazal
#4,494
worldwide
7.701, 27.990 · 508 km from Juba
About Wau
Wau is a city in Western Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan with a population of 127,384. It is the 5th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 4,494th largest worldwide. It lies 508 km from Juba.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Western Bahr al Ghazal
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
440 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Juba
Coordinates
7.701, 27.990
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.