Map of Rustenburg, South Africa

Rustenburg is a city in North West, South Africa, with a population of about 373,695. It lies at 25.6676°S, 27.2421°E. Rustenburg is about 95 km (59 mi) west of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Brits, 54 km to the east.

Rustenburg at a glance

Where is Rustenburg?

• The 17th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The largest city in North West on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 32 min on the shortest day to 13 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Rustenburg

• Brits — 54 km east
• Letlhabile — 63 km east
• Krugersdorp — 71 km southeast
• Randfontein — 74 km southeast
• Ga-Rankuwa — 76 km east
• Carletonville — 79 km south
• Westonaria — 83 km southeast
• Roodepoort — 84 km southeast
• Mabopane — 88 km east
• Randburg — 90 km southeast

Largest cities in North West

• 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
• Fochville — 62,416

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.