Juba, South Sudan

Juba is the capital and largest city in the Republic of South Sudan. Situated 550 m (1,800 ft) above sea level on the banks of the White Nile, it has a population of 375,000 people (2012 estimate), double the population of 2005. This makes it the fastest growing city in the world, a rapid growth fueled by partly by rural migration and the petroleum industry.

The history of Juba goes back to the 19th century, when there was a trading post on the White Nile known as Gondokoro. It served as the southernmost post of the Egyptian garrison. It was from here that Sir Samuel Baker set off to explore Southern Sudan and northern Uganda from 1863 to 1865.

From 1899 to 1965, Juba was part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, which was jointly governed by the British and Egypt. The British had hoped to unite the region with Uganda, however it was instead integrated to Sudan through the 1947 Juba Conference.

A rural village in Juba, South Sudan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudan_Juba_overview_march_2006.jpg
Author: Lindsay Stark


A steel bridge across the White Nile in Juba, South Sudan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudan_Juba_bridge.jpg
Author: DEMOSH


There was obvious hostility to this union, blamed on exploitative practices of the government. It resulted in the First Sudanese Civil War, fought from 1955 to 1972. After a few years of uneasy calm, the city was again thrown into turmoil with the Second Sudanese Civil War, from 1983 to 2005, between the Sudanese gavernment and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. The conflict claimed two million lives.

The peace agreement of 2005 helped create the nation of South Sudan, with Juba as its capital, from 9 July, 2011. It is presently the world's newest national capital.

Visiting Juba

Juba Airport (JUB) is located to the northeast of central Juba. It receives flights from Addis Ababa, Asmara, Bahrain, Cairo, Entebbe, Khartoum, Malakal, Nairobi, Rome and Rumbek.

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