Map of Tembisa, South Africa

Tembisa is a city in Gauteng, South Africa, with a population of about 511,655. It lies at 25.9964°S, 28.2268°E. Tembisa is about 28 km (18 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Midrand, 10 km to the west.

Tembisa at a glance

Where is Tembisa?

• The 10th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Gauteng on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 31 min on the shortest day to 13 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Tembisa

• Midrand — 10 km west
• Centurion — 16 km north
• Edenvale — 18 km southwest
• Benoni — 23 km southeast
• Boksburg — 24 km south
• Randburg — 25 km southwest
• Germiston — 27 km south
• Pretoria — 28 km north
• Johannesburg — 29 km southwest
• Brakpan — 30 km southeast

Largest cities in Gauteng

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Benoni — 605,344
• Vereeniging — 474,681
• Boksburg — 445,168
• Krugersdorp — 378,821
• Randburg — 337,053
• Roodepoort — 326,416
• Brakpan — 305,692

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
• East London — 478,676

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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.