Map of Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa

Worcester is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 127,597. It lies at 33.6465°S, 19.4485°E. Worcester is about 1,217 km (756 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ceres, 33 km to the north.

Worcester at a glance

Where is Worcester?

• The 49th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Western Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Worcester

• Ceres — 33 km north
• Wellington — 40 km west
• Robertson — 44 km southeast
• Paarl — 45 km west
• Stellenbosch — 63 km southwest
• Grabouw — 69 km southwest
• Malmesbury — 70 km west
• Kraaifontein — 71 km west
• Hermanus — 88 km south
• Atlantis — 90 km west

Largest cities in Western Cape

• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Paarl — 236,910
• George — 188,580
• Stellenbosch — 96,228
• 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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Other places named Worcester

• Worcester — Massachusetts, United States
• Worcester — England, United Kingdom

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.