Juba Map

Description: This map shows neighborhoods, streets, roads, rivers, buildings, hospitals, airport, and parks in Juba.

Description: This map shows streets, trails, houses, buildings, cafes, restaurants, monuments, shops, churches, hospitals, points of interest, and parks in Juba City Center.

Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. It is located on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of Central Equatoria State.

The area was originally inhabited by the Bari people. In the 19th century, the nearby trading station of Gondokoro, on the east bank of the Nile, became an important base for traders, missionaries and European explorers, including Samuel Baker. Juba grew as an administrative and commercial centre in the early 20th century, during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. In 1947 the city hosted the Juba Conference, where British officials and Sudanese representatives agreed that southern Sudan would be administered together with the north.

After the Addis Ababa Agreement of 1972, Juba became the capital of the autonomous Southern Region. It was heavily affected by the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, it became the seat of the Government of Southern Sudan. When South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011, Juba became the capital of the new state.

The South Sudanese Civil War began with fighting in Juba in December 2013, and the city saw further heavy clashes in July 2016.

In 2011 the government announced a plan to move the capital to Ramciel, in the centre of the country. The plan has not been carried out.

Juba is the country's main transport and economic hub. Juba International Airport is its main air gateway, and river transport on the White Nile links the city to the north. The city is also home to the University of Juba, founded in 1975. Juba has a tropical wet and dry climate, with a rainy season that lasts roughly from April to October.

Main sights in Juba