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City profile · South Sudan · Africa

Yei

Central Equatoria · South Sudan
City population
260,720
#3
in South Sudan
#2
in Central Equatoria
#2,195
worldwide
JubaYei
4.094, 30.676 · 131 km from Juba
City population
260,720
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Sudan
#3
of 16 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,195
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Sudan
2.1%
of the national population

About Yei

Yei is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan with a population of 260,720. It is the 3rd largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Sudan, and the 2,195th largest worldwide. It lies 131 km from Juba.

Position in South Sudan
#3of 16
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Equatoria
#2of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Central Equatoria
Rank in region
#2of 2
Distance to capital
to Juba
Elevation
836 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Juba
Coordinates
4.094, 30.676
Record updated
2022-01-10
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 Sudan

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

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