Map of Upington, South Africa

Upington is a city in Northern Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 71,373. It lies at 28.4478°S, 21.2561°E. Upington is about 749 km (465 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kimberley, 344 km to the east.

Upington at a glance

Where is Upington?

• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Upington

• Kimberley — 344 km east
• Vryburg — 380 km northeast
• Schweizer-Reneke — 424 km east
• Bloemhof — 436 km east
• Beaufort West — 453 km south
• Wolmaransstad — 485 km east
• Mahikeng — 520 km northeast
• Graaff Reinet — 527 km southeast
• Kanye — 560 km northeast, Botswana
• Vredenburg — 586 km southwest

Largest cities in Northern Cape

• Kimberley — 142,089

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.