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South Sudan Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of South Sudan with its 10 first-level divisions and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of South Sudan

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 10 units

South Sudan is divided into 10 first-level administrative divisions:

Central EquatoriaEastern EquatoriaJongleiLakesNorthern Bahr el GhazalUnityUpper NileWarrapWestern Bahr el GhazalWestern Equatoria

Largest cities in South Sudan

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Yei185,000
2Malakal160,765
3Wau127,384
4Juba111,975
5Gogrial50,065
6Aweil46,705
7Yambio40,382
8Rumbek32,083
9Bor26,782
10Maridi14,224

Yei is the largest urban area in South Sudan with about 185,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in South Sudan: ≈ 3,176 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Kangen
  • Pibor
  • Bahr el Jebel
  • El Bahr el Abyad
  • Bahr el Zeraf
  • Akobo
  • Sobat
  • Albert Nile

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in South Sudan

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Dinka approximately
37.5%Nuer approximately
15%

Dinka (Jieng) approximately 35-40%, Nuer (Naath) approximately 15%, Shilluk (Chollo), Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit (2011 est.)

Regionally, Dinka is the most common ethnic group across most of the 10 divisions, while Nuer predominates in 2 divisions (Unity, Jonglei); Bari predominates in 1 division (Central Equatoria); Zande predominates in 1 division (Western Equatoria); Toposa predominates in 1 division (Eastern Equatoria).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in South Sudan

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Christian
60.5%folk religion
32.9%Muslim
6.2%

Christian 60.5%, folk religion 32.9%, Muslim 6.2%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 10 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in South Sudan

CIA World Factbook

English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), ethnic languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Regionally, Dinka is the most common language group across most of the 10 divisions, while Nuer predominates in 2 divisions (Unity, Jonglei); Bari predominates in 1 division (Central Equatoria); Zande predominates in 1 division (Western Equatoria); Toposa predominates in 1 division (Eastern Equatoria).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.