Juba

South Sudan

Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017. It has an area of 52 km2, with the metropolitan area covering 336 km2.

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Country: South Sudan
Population: 111,975
Latitude: 4.83° N
Longitude: 31.58° E

Which way is Juba from…

From Paris, Juba lies at 141° to the south-east, 5,620 km as the crow flies.

Paris	141° south-east	5,620 km
London	139° south-east	5,959 km
New York	76° east	10,954 km
Madrid	129° south-east	5,297 km
Rome	150° south-east	4,536 km
Montreal	76° east	10,790 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	315° north-west	3,867 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

South Sudan’s capital lines up with Cairo: from there, Juba is due south, at 179°, 2,805 km away. From London, aim south-east, at 139°, for 5,959 km. Juba also shares its latitude with Bogotá. From New York, a flat map would aim at 111°, south of east; the compass at 76°, north of east.