Map of Paarl, South Africa

Paarl is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 236,910. It lies at 33.7338°S, 18.9752°E. Paarl is about 1,256 km (780 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wellington, 11 km to the north.

Paarl at a glance

Where is Paarl?

• The 28th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Western Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Paarl

• Wellington — 11 km north
• Stellenbosch — 24 km southwest
• Kraaifontein — 27 km southwest
• Malmesbury — 38 km northwest
• Worcester — 45 km east
• Grabouw — 47 km south
• Atlantis — 49 km west
• Ceres — 51 km northeast
• Cape Town — 55 km southwest
• Hermanus — 80 km south

Largest cities in Western Cape

• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• 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
• 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

Map of South Africa and all its cities →

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.