Map of Phalaborwa, South Africa

Phalaborwa is a city in Limpopo, South Africa, with a population of about 109,468. It lies at 23.9430°S, 31.1411°E. Phalaborwa is about 359 km (223 mi) northeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Giyani, 83 km to the northwest.

Phalaborwa at a glance

Where is Phalaborwa?

• The 2nd largest city in Limpopo on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 39 min on the shortest day to 13 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Phalaborwa

• Giyani — 83 km northwest
• Nkowakowa — 87 km west
• Thohoyandou — 130 km northwest
• Lydenburg — 146 km southwest
• Louis Trichardt — 161 km northwest
• Polokwane — 170 km west
• Nelspruit — 171 km south
• Lebowakgomo — 172 km west
• Ressano Garcia — 188 km southeast, Mozambique
• Chokwé — 198 km east, Mozambique

Largest cities in Limpopo

• Polokwane — 272,461
• Thohoyandou — 107,144
• Mokopane — 101,090
• Bela Bela — 90,210
• Louis Trichardt — 86,854
• Nkowakowa — 51,350
• Musina — 51,132
• Modimolle — 50,306
• Lebowakgomo — 42,040
• Giyani — 37,024

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.