Map of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Stellenbosch is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 96,228. It lies at 33.9346°S, 18.8668°E. Stellenbosch is about 1,278 km (794 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kraaifontein, 17 km to the northwest.
Stellenbosch at a glance
Country
Region
Western Cape
Population
96,228GeoNames
Coordinates
-33.9346, 18.866833°56′05″S 18°52′00″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Pretoria
1,278 km (794 mi)
Where is Stellenbosch?
- The 5th 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 Stellenbosch
- Kraaifontein — 17 km northwest
- Paarl — 24 km northeast
- Grabouw — 28 km southeast
- Wellington — 35 km north
- Cape Town — 41 km west
- Atlantis — 54 km northwest
- Malmesbury — 54 km north
- Worcester — 63 km northeast
- Hermanus — 64 km southeast
- Ceres — 75 km northeast
Largest cities in Western Cape
- Cape Town — 4,772,846
- Paarl — 236,910
- George — 188,580
- Worcester — 127,597
- 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
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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.