Map of Carletonville, South Africa

Carletonville is a city in Gauteng, South Africa, with a population of about 182,304. It lies at 26.3609°S, 27.3977°E. Carletonville is about 105 km (65 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fochville, 17 km to the southeast.

Carletonville at a glance

Where is Carletonville?

• The 34th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 15th largest city in Gauteng on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Carletonville

• Fochville — 17 km southeast
• Westonaria — 25 km east
• Randfontein — 36 km northeast
• Soweto — 47 km east
• Krugersdorp — 49 km northeast
• Potchefstroom — 49 km southwest
• Roodepoort — 52 km northeast
• Vanderbijlpark — 59 km southeast
• Parys — 61 km south
• Vereeniging — 63 km southeast

Largest cities in Gauteng

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Benoni — 605,344
• Tembisa — 511,655
• Vereeniging — 474,681
• Boksburg — 445,168
• Krugersdorp — 378,821
• Randburg — 337,053
• Roodepoort — 326,416

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655

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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.