Map of Port Sudan, Sudan

Port Sudan is the administrative centre of Red Sea, Sudan, with a population of about 489,725. It lies at 19.6175°N, 37.2164°E. Port Sudan is about 671 km (417 mi) northeast of Khartoum, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sawākin, 58 km to the south.

Port Sudan at a glance

Where is Port Sudan?

• The 4th largest city in Sudan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Red Sea on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 57 min on the shortest day to 13 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Port Sudan

• Sawākin — 58 km south
• Tokār — 143 km south
• Jeddah — 292 km northeast, Saudi Arabia
• Al Līth — 325 km east, Saudi Arabia
• Mecca — 338 km northeast, Saudi Arabia
• Ash Shafā — 362 km northeast, Saudi Arabia
• Ta’if — 381 km northeast, Saudi Arabia
• Rābigh — 401 km northeast, Saudi Arabia
• Atbara — 401 km southwest
• Ed Damer — 409 km southwest

Largest cities in Red Sea

• Sawākin — 42,456
• Tokār — 37,051

Largest cities in Sudan

• Khartoum — 1,974,647
• Omdurman — 1,849,659
• Nyala — 565,734
• Kassala — 401,477
• El Obeid — 393,311
• Al Qadarif — 363,945
• Kosti — 345,068
• Wad Medani — 332,714
• El Daein — 264,734
• El Fasher — 252,609

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.