Map of Fochville, South Africa
Fochville is a city in North West, South Africa, with a population of about 62,416. It lies at 26.4886°S, 27.4939°E. Fochville is about 108 km (67 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Carletonville, 17 km to the northwest.
Fochville at a glance
Country
Region
North West
Population
62,416GeoNames
Coordinates
-26.4886, 27.493926°29′19″S 27°29′38″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Pretoria
108 km (67 mi)
Where is Fochville?
- The 11th largest city in North West on this site.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 28 min on the shortest day to 13 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Fochville
- Carletonville — 17 km northwest
- Westonaria — 24 km northeast
- Randfontein — 40 km northeast
- Vanderbijlpark — 42 km southeast
- Soweto — 44 km northeast
- Parys — 46 km south
- Potchefstroom — 47 km southwest
- Vereeniging — 48 km southeast
- Sasolburg — 48 km southeast
- Roodepoort — 52 km northeast
Largest cities in North West
- Rustenburg — 373,695
- Klerksdorp — 227,039
- Potchefstroom — 178,285
- Brits — 122,497
- Orkney — 110,052
- Stilfontein — 93,110
- Ga-Rankuwa — 90,945
- Mahikeng — 77,110
- Schweizer-Reneke — 70,214
- Lichtenburg — 65,863
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.