Map of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Plettenberg Bay is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 38,126. It lies at 34.0527°S, 23.3716°E. Plettenberg Bay is about 1,034 km (642 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Knysna, 30 km to the west.
Plettenberg Bay at a glance
Country
Region
Western Cape
Population
38,126GeoNames
Coordinates
-34.0527, 23.371634°03′10″S 23°22′18″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
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Distance to Pretoria
1,034 km (642 mi)
Where is Plettenberg Bay?
- The 18th 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 26 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Plettenberg Bay
- Knysna — 30 km west
- George — 84 km west
- Mossel Bay — 114 km west
- Oudtshoorn — 119 km northwest
- Humansdorp — 129 km east
- Uitenhage — 190 km east
- Beaufort West — 202 km north
- Port Elizabeth — 207 km east
- Graaff Reinet — 227 km northeast
- Cradock — 296 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
- Knysna — 68,659
- Saldanha — 68,284
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.