Map of South Africa

This page shows 141 cities in South Africa on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Johannesburg (9,418,183), and the capital is Pretoria. Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.

South Africa facts

Capital
PretoriaPretoria is the executive capital; Parliament sits in Cape Town and the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
Largest city
Johannesburg 9,418,183
Continent
Africa
Area
1,219,912 km² (471,010 sq mi)
Neighbouring countries
Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Calling code
+27
Internet domain
.za
Time zones
Africa/Johannesburg

Largest cities in South Africa

#CityRegionPopulation
1JohannesburgGauteng9,418,183
2Cape TownWestern Cape4,772,846
3DurbanKwaZulu-Natal3,338,026
4PretoriaGauteng2,112,693
5SowetoGauteng1,695,047
6Port ElizabethEastern Cape1,050,078
7PietermaritzburgKwaZulu-Natal839,327
8BenoniGauteng605,344
9BloemfonteinFree State556,637
10TembisaGauteng511,655
11East LondonEastern Cape478,676
12VereenigingGauteng474,681
13BoksburgGauteng445,168
14WelkomFree State431,944
15NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal404,838
16KrugersdorpGauteng378,821
17RustenburgNorth West373,695
18EmalahleniMpumalanga373,403
19RandburgGauteng337,053
20RoodepoortGauteng326,416

Cities in South Africa by region

Gauteng (26)

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Benoni, Tembisa, Vereeniging, Boksburg, Krugersdorp, Randburg, Roodepoort, Brakpan, Germiston, Vanderbijlpark, Centurion, Carletonville, Westonaria, Nigel, Randfontein, Alberton, Mabopane, Midrand, Heidelberg, Ekangala, Edenvale, Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan

Western Cape (20)

Cape Town, Paarl, George, Worcester, Stellenbosch, Atlantis, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Saldanha, Kraaifontein, Hermanus, Wellington, Vredenburg, Beaufort West, Malmesbury, Ceres, Plettenberg Bay, Grabouw, Robertson

Free State (18)

Bloemfontein, Welkom, Botshabelo, Sasolburg, Virginia, Kroonstad, Kutloanong, Bethlehem, Phuthaditjhaba, Thaba Nchu, Bothaville, Parys, Viljoenskroon, Ficksburg, Wesselsbron, Senekal, Theunissen, Harrismith

Eastern Cape (17)

Port Elizabeth, East London, Uitenhage, Mdantsane, Mthatha, Bhisho, Queenstown, King William’s Town, Grahamstown, Graaff Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Butterworth, Aliwal North, Cradock, Stutterheim, Humansdorp, Whittlesea

KwaZulu-Natal (17)

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, Richards Bay, KwaDukuza, Vryheid, Pinetown, Ladysmith, Mpumalanga, Dundee, Kokstad, Mondlo, Port Shepstone, eSikhaleni, Mandeni, Margate, Mtubatuba

North West (15)

Rustenburg, Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom, Brits, Orkney, Stilfontein, Ga-Rankuwa, Mahikeng, Schweizer-Reneke, Lichtenburg, Fochville, Vryburg, Letlhabile, Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof

Mpumalanga (14)

Emalahleni, Middelburg, eMbalenhle, Nelspruit, Standerton, Ermelo, Delmas, Piet Retief, Bethal, Barberton, Lydenburg, Balfour, Siyabuswa, Volksrust

Limpopo (12)

Polokwane, Phalaborwa, Thohoyandou, Mokopane, Bela Bela, Louis Trichardt, Nkowakowa, Musina, Modimolle, Lebowakgomo, Giyani, Thabazimbi

Northern Cape (2)

Kimberley, Upington

All 141 cities in South Africa

  1. Botshabelo — 309,714
  2. Brakpan — 305,692
  3. Uitenhage — 291,052
  4. Polokwane — 272,461
  5. Germiston — 255,863
  6. Richards Bay — 252,968
  7. Vanderbijlpark — 246,754
  8. Paarl — 236,910
  9. Centurion — 236,580
  10. Klerksdorp — 227,039
  11. Mdantsane — 205,504
  12. Middelburg — 196,263
  13. George — 188,580
  14. Carletonville — 182,304
  15. Potchefstroom — 178,285
  16. Mthatha — 164,848
  17. KwaDukuza — 161,177
  18. Westonaria — 156,831
  19. Vryheid — 150,012
  20. Pinetown — 144,026
  21. Ladysmith — 143,446
  22. eMbalenhle — 142,443
  23. Kimberley — 142,089
  24. Nigel — 140,644
  25. Mpumalanga — 140,121
  26. Bhisho — 137,287
  27. Sasolburg — 135,828
  28. Randfontein — 133,654
  29. Worcester — 127,597
  30. Virginia — 122,502
  31. Brits — 122,497
  32. Alberton — 121,536
  33. Queenstown — 118,599
  34. Kroonstad — 117,152
  35. Mabopane — 110,972
  36. Nelspruit — 110,159
  37. Orkney — 110,052
  38. Phalaborwa — 109,468
  39. Thohoyandou — 107,144
  40. Standerton — 101,101
  41. Mokopane — 101,090
  42. Ermelo — 100,324
  43. Stellenbosch — 96,228
  44. Kutloanong — 95,008
  45. Stilfontein — 93,110
  46. King William’s Town — 93,072
  47. Delmas — 92,046
  48. Grahamstown — 91,548
  49. Bethlehem — 91,075
  50. Ga-Rankuwa — 90,945
  51. Bela Bela — 90,210
  52. Midrand — 87,387
  53. Louis Trichardt — 86,854
  54. Heidelberg — 85,858
  55. Dundee — 84,413
  56. Piet Retief — 84,349
  57. Phuthaditjhaba — 84,258
  58. Atlantis — 82,736
  59. Mossel Bay — 78,940
  60. Mahikeng — 77,110
  61. Oudtshoorn — 73,694
  62. Bethal — 72,821
  63. Thaba Nchu — 72,721
  64. Bothaville — 71,934
  65. Upington — 71,373
  66. Parys — 71,319
  67. Schweizer-Reneke — 70,214
  68. Knysna — 68,659
  69. Saldanha — 68,284
  70. Barberton — 67,927
  71. Lichtenburg — 65,863
  72. Graaff Reinet — 62,896
  73. Fochville — 62,416
  74. Kokstad — 61,751
  75. Fort Beaufort — 58,419
  76. Ekangala — 58,099
  77. Kraaifontein — 57,911
  78. Hermanus — 56,139
  79. Vryburg — 55,879
  80. Wellington — 55,543
  81. Viljoenskroon — 54,955
  82. Mondlo — 53,892
  83. Butterworth — 53,086
  84. Port Shepstone — 52,793
  85. Nkowakowa — 51,350
  86. Musina — 51,132
  87. Modimolle — 50,306
  88. Letlhabile — 49,718
  89. Lydenburg — 49,605
  90. Ficksburg — 49,420
  91. Wolmaransstad — 49,366
  92. Edenvale — 49,292
  93. eSikhaleni — 49,265
  94. Balfour — 46,008
  95. Vredenburg — 45,986
  96. Beaufort West — 44,737
  97. Aliwal North — 44,436
  98. Siyabuswa — 44,189
  99. Cradock — 43,936
  100. Volksrust — 43,378
  101. Malmesbury — 43,009
  102. Wesselsbron — 42,552
  103. Lebowakgomo — 42,040
  104. Ceres — 41,596
  105. Bronkhorstspruit — 41,209
  106. Senekal — 39,584
  107. Plettenberg Bay — 38,126
  108. Mandeni — 37,533
  109. Grabouw — 37,490
  110. Giyani — 37,024
  111. Stutterheim — 35,510
  112. Humansdorp — 34,733
  113. Theunissen — 34,718
  114. Thabazimbi — 34,561
  115. Margate — 34,407
  116. Cullinan — 34,087
  117. Whittlesea — 33,844
  118. Bloemhof — 33,432
  119. Harrismith — 33,390
  120. Robertson — 33,204
  121. Mtubatuba — 33,182

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. 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.