page_title: Wau, South Sudan
section_title: Transport and infrastructure
hierarchical_section_title: Wau, South Sudan / Economy / Transport and infrastructure
caption_attribution_description: English: St Mary Cathedral, Wau
context_page_description: Wau is a city in northwestern South Sudan, on the western bank of the Jur River, that serves as capital for Western Bahr el Ghazal. It lies approximately 650 kilometres northwest of the capital Juba. A culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse urban center and trading hub, Wau is also the former headquarters of Western Bahr el Ghazal.
context_section_description: Wau Railway Station - is the terminus of a narrow gauge branch line of the Sudan Railways. A plan exists, as of 2008, to open a standard gauge line north from Gulu in Uganda to Wau. Through trains from Khartoum to Mombasa would be possible only if one of the lines was regauged. Its functionality would depend on post-conflict reconstruction.
  Wau Airport -  The airport, (IATA: WUU, ICAO: HSWW) has a single paved runway which measures 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in length.
  The city hosts University of Bahr El-Ghazal and many secondary and primary schools.
  The Catholic University of South Sudan maintains a campus in the city.
  Wau Stadium - A soccer stadium in the middle of town
  The Cathedral of St. Mary in Wau was built between 1951 and 1956.
  There are five (5) main roads out of town:
  B38-North leads directly north to Gogrial, South Sudan
  B43-South  leads southeast to Tonj, South Sudan
  A44-South leads directly south to Tumbura, South Sudan
  B41-West leads west to Raga, South Sudan
  B43-North leads northwest to Aweil, South Sudan
  Southern National Park - Located about 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, south of Wau along A44-South
caption: St Mary Cathedral in Wau
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