Map of Vryburg, South Africa

Vryburg is a city in North West, South Africa, with a population of about 55,879. It lies at 26.9566°S, 24.7284°E. Vryburg is about 370 km (230 mi) west of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Schweizer-Reneke, 65 km to the southeast.

Vryburg at a glance

Where is Vryburg?

• The 12th largest city in North West on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 26 min on the shortest day to 13 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Vryburg

• Schweizer-Reneke — 65 km southeast
• Bloemhof — 116 km southeast
• Wolmaransstad — 127 km east
• Mahikeng — 152 km northeast
• Lichtenburg — 168 km northeast
• Wesselsbron — 190 km southeast
• Klerksdorp — 193 km east
• Orkney — 193 km east
• Bothaville — 193 km east
• Kimberley — 197 km south

Largest cities in North West

• Rustenburg — 373,695
• Klerksdorp — 227,039
• Potchefstroom — 178,285
• Brits — 122,497
• Orkney — 110,052
• Stilfontein — 93,110
• Ga-Rankuwa — 90,945
• Mahikeng — 77,110
• Schweizer-Reneke — 70,214
• Lichtenburg — 65,863

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.