Highest Major Cities in South Sudan

Cities in South Sudan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres16 entries🇸🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Yei260,720 people · Central Equatoria

836 m

Pajok49,000 people · Eastern Equatoria

823 m

Yambio40,382 people · Western Equatoria

655 m

Torit20,048 people · Eastern Equatoria

617 m

Kafia Kingi16,000 people · Western Bahr al Ghazal

604 m

Juba450,000 people · Central Equatoria

518 m

Tonj17,338 people · Warrap

444 m

Wau127,384 people · Western Bahr al Ghazal

440 m

Bor26,782 people · Jonglei

429 m

Kuacjok78,000 people · Warrap

428 m

Rumbek32,083 people · Lakes

428 m

Aweil38,745 people · Northern Bahr al Ghazal

425 m

Winejok300,000 people · Northern Bahr al Ghazal

419 m

Gogrial44,600 people · Warrap

414 m

Malakal160,765 people · Upper Nile

400 m

Leer17,827 people · Unity

397 m

Highlights

Within South Sudan, Yei ranks first in 2026 with 836 m, followed by Pajok (823 m) and Yambio (655 m).

Across 16 entries, values run from 836 m (Yei) to 397 m (Leer), with a median of 435 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.