Map of Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town is the administrative centre of Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 4,772,846. It lies at 33.9258°S, 18.4232°E. Cape Town is about 1,308 km (813 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kraaifontein, 28 km to the east.

Cape Town at a glance

Where is Cape Town?

• The 2nd largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The largest city in Western Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Cape Town

• Kraaifontein — 28 km east
• Atlantis — 40 km north
• Stellenbosch — 41 km east
• Paarl — 55 km northeast
• Malmesbury — 59 km northeast
• Grabouw — 60 km southeast
• Wellington — 63 km northeast
• Hermanus — 93 km southeast
• Worcester — 100 km east
• Ceres — 103 km northeast

Largest cities in Western Cape

• Paarl — 236,910
• George — 188,580
• Worcester — 127,597
• Stellenbosch — 96,228
• Atlantis — 82,736
• Mossel Bay — 78,940
• Oudtshoorn — 73,694
• Knysna — 68,659
• Saldanha — 68,284
• Kraaifontein — 57,911

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• 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
• 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.