Malakal: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Sudan
• Region: Upper Nile
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 160,765
• Coordinates: 9.5334° N, 31.6605° E
• Time zone: Africa/Juba (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Pound (SSP)
• Distance to the capital, Juba: 521 km (324 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Malakal International Airport (MAK): 3.0 km (1.8 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Wit Dokott: 15 km (9 mi)
• Wau: 16 km (10 mi)
• Toi: 29 km (18 mi)
• Wuthol: 30 km (18 mi)
• Wunalong: 31 km (19 mi)