Map of Saldanha, South Africa
Saldanha is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 68,284. It lies at 33.0117°S, 17.9442°E. Saldanha is about 1,279 km (795 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vredenburg, 12 km to the north.
Saldanha at a glance
Country
Region
Western Cape
Population
68,284GeoNames
Coordinates
-33.0117, 17.944233°00′42″S 17°56′39″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Pretoria
1,279 km (795 mi)
Where is Saldanha?
- The 10th largest city in Western Cape on this site.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 58 min on the shortest day to 14 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Saldanha
- Vredenburg — 12 km north
- Atlantis — 79 km southeast
- Malmesbury — 88 km southeast
- Cape Town — 111 km southeast
- Kraaifontein — 117 km southeast
- Wellington — 121 km southeast
- Paarl — 125 km southeast
- Ceres — 133 km east
- Stellenbosch — 134 km southeast
- Worcester — 157 km southeast
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
- 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.