Map of George, South Africa

George is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 188,580. It lies at 33.9630°S, 22.4617°E. George is about 1,067 km (663 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mossel Bay, 38 km to the southwest.

George at a glance

Where is George?

• The 33rd largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 3rd 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 George

• Mossel Bay — 38 km southwest
• Oudtshoorn — 47 km northwest
• Knysna — 55 km east
• Plettenberg Bay — 84 km east
• Beaufort West — 179 km north
• Humansdorp — 213 km east
• Robertson — 238 km west
• Graaff Reinet — 271 km northeast
• Uitenhage — 272 km east
• Worcester — 281 km west

Largest cities in Western Cape

• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Paarl — 236,910
• 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
• 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.