Juba

==Demography==
In 2005, Juba's population was 163,442. Based on analysis of aerial photos, the best estimate of several donors working in Juba calculated the 2006 population at approximately 250,000. The 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census took place in April/May 2008, stating the population of [[Juba County]] to be 372,413 (the majority residing in Juba City, which dominates the [[counties of South Sudan|county]]), but the results were rejected by the [[Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article31746|title=South Sudan parliament throw outs census results|author=Isaac Vuni|date=8 July 2009|publisher=Sudan Tribune|access-date=8 July 2009|archive-date=12 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712230242/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article31746|url-status=dead}}</ref> Juba is developing very rapidly due to oil money and the Chinese coming for work and development.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 2011, the population of the city of Juba is estimated at 372,410, but may potentially be more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Juba&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*City.*Juba.CentralEquatoria.Sudan--|title=Estimated Population in 2011|publisher=Wolframalpha.com|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, the city's population was growing at a rate of 4.23%.<ref name="The World Factbook: South Sudan">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-sudan/|title=The World Factbook: South Sudan|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=2013-12-31}}</ref> The Juba City Council's CEO, Martin Simon Wani, has claimed the population exceeds one million with up to a million more living in surrounding suburbs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miettaux |first=Florence |date=8 September 2023 |title=From garrison town to goldrush city: life in Africa's youngest capital |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/08/city-of-hope-and-fear-life-in-africas-youngest-capital |url-status=live |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908061005/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/08/city-of-hope-and-fear-life-in-africas-youngest-capital |archive-date=8 September 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Suburbs adjacent to Juba have become increasingly dense as people from the countryside move into the city for economic opportunities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miettaux |first=Florence |date=2023-09-08 |title=From garrison town to goldrush city: life in Africa's youngest capital |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/08/city-of-hope-and-fear-life-in-africas-youngest-capital |access-date=2023-10-16 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Year!! Population !!
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| 1973 (census) || style="text-align:right;" | 56,740||
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| 1983 (census) || style="text-align:right;" | 83,790||
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| 1993 (census) || style="text-align:right;" | 114,980||
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| 2005 (estimate) || style="text-align:right;" | 163,440||
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| 2006 (estimate) || style="text-align:right;" | 250,000||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tripwiser.com/trip_destination-Juba_Sudan?itiNodeId=8a8c80fe18ab78760118ac5f68cd2290&eType=site|title=Estimated Population in 2006|publisher=Tripwiser.com|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>
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| 2008 (estimate) || style="text-align:right;" | 250,000||<ref name="The World Factbook: South Sudan" />
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| 2011 (estimate) || style="text-align:right;" | 372,410||
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| 2014 (estimate) || style="text-align:right;" | 492,970||
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