Map of Giyani, South Africa

Giyani is a city in Limpopo, South Africa, with a population of about 37,024. It lies at 23.3025°S, 30.7187°E. Giyani is about 373 km (232 mi) northeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Thohoyandou, 46 km to the northwest.

Giyani at a glance

Where is Giyani?

• The 11th largest city in Limpopo on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 42 min on the shortest day to 13 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Giyani

• Thohoyandou — 46 km northwest
• Nkowakowa — 79 km southwest
• Phalaborwa — 83 km southeast
• Louis Trichardt — 88 km west
• Musina — 127 km northwest
• Beitbridge — 141 km northwest, Zimbabwe
• Polokwane — 144 km southwest
• Lebowakgomo — 167 km southwest
• Mokopane — 200 km southwest
• Lydenburg — 201 km south

Largest cities in Limpopo

• Polokwane — 272,461
• Phalaborwa — 109,468
• Thohoyandou — 107,144
• Mokopane — 101,090
• Bela Bela — 90,210
• Louis Trichardt — 86,854
• Nkowakowa — 51,350
• Musina — 51,132
• Modimolle — 50,306
• Lebowakgomo — 42,040

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.