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🌆 Largest Cities in Sudan

Cities of Sudan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇸🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 11,174,943 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
KhartoumKhartoum
1,974,647
2
OmdurmanKhartoum
1,849,659
3
Khartoum NorthKhartoum
1,012,211
4
NyalaSouthern Darfur
565,734
5
Port SudanRed Sea
489,725
6
KassalaKassala
401,477
7
El ObeidNorth Kordofan
393,311
8
Al QadarifAl Qaḑārif
363,945
9
KostiWhite Nile
345,068
10
Wad MedaniAl Jazirah
332,714
11
El DaeinEastern Darfur
264,734
12
El FasherNorthern Darfur
252,609
13
SingaSennar
250,000
14
Ad-DamazinBlue Nile
186,051
15
Al-JunaynahWestern Darfur
162,981
16
RabakWhite Nile
135,281
17
El Geneina FortWestern Darfur
134,264
18
SennarSennar
130,122
19
Al ManāqilAl Jazirah
128,297
20
GereidaSouthern Darfur
120,000
21
AtbaraRiver Nile
112,021
22
An NuhūdWest Kordofan
108,008
23
Ad-DamirRiver Nile
103,941
24
KadugliSouthern Kordofan
87,666
25
Ad DouiemWhite Nile
87,068
26
BurāmSouthern Darfur
65,473
27
ShendiRiver Nile
63,746
28
New HalfaKassala
63,589
29
DillingSouthern Kordofan
59,089
30
Er RoseiresBlue Nile
58,712
31
Umm RuwabaNorth Kordofan
56,833
32
DongolaNorthern State
56,167
33
'ĀrdamatāWestern Darfur
55,637
34
KasSouthern Darfur
55,255
35
MellitNorthern Darfur
50,165
36
Sh'īarīahEastern Darfur
48,966
37
Al HasaheisaAl Jazirah
47,408
38
Abu JibehaSouthern Kordofan
47,188
39
Khashm al QirbahAl Qaḑārif
42,900
40
SuakinRed Sea
42,456
41
KabkābīyahNorthern Darfur
42,376
42
TullusSouthern Darfur
41,807
43
Al MijladWest Kordofan
40,418
44
TokārRed Sea
37,051
45
Ar RahadNorth Kordofan
36,518
46
SinkatRed Sea
35,617
47
ZalinjayCentral Darfur
35,061
48
KutumNorthern Darfur
34,694
49
As SūkīSennar
33,524
50
BabanūsahWest Kordofan
32,759

Highlights

Within Sudan, Khartoum ranks first in 2026 with 1,974,647, followed by Omdurman (1,849,659) and Khartoum North (1,012,211).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,974,647 (Khartoum) to 32,759 (Babanūsah), with a median of 76,271.

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

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.