Map of Knysna, South Africa
Knysna is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 68,659. It lies at 34.0363°S, 23.0471°E. Knysna is about 1,046 km (650 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Plettenberg Bay, 30 km to the east.
Knysna at a glance
Country
Region
Western Cape
Population
68,659GeoNames
Coordinates
-34.0363, 23.047134°02′11″S 23°02′50″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Pretoria
1,046 km (650 mi)
Where is Knysna?
- The 9th 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 Knysna
- Plettenberg Bay — 30 km east
- George — 55 km west
- Mossel Bay — 85 km west
- Oudtshoorn — 92 km northwest
- Humansdorp — 159 km east
- Beaufort West — 192 km north
- Uitenhage — 219 km east
- Port Elizabeth — 237 km east
- Graaff Reinet — 242 km northeast
- Cradock — 317 km northeast
Largest cities in Western Cape
- Cape Town — 4,772,846
- Paarl — 236,910
- George — 188,580
- Worcester — 127,597
- Stellenbosch — 96,228
- Atlantis — 82,736
- Mossel Bay — 78,940
- Oudtshoorn — 73,694
- 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.