Where is Johannesburg in South Africa?
Johannesburg is situated in the region Gauteng in South Africa!
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You can also find the distance to the main cities in the region and to cities in the rest of South Africa.
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Where is Johannesburg on the map?
Webcams near Johannesburg
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Distances
Where is Johannesburg relative to other places?
Top 10 cities in Gauteng and distance from Johannesburg.
| City | # | Population | km | miles |
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| Johannesburg | 1 | 2026466 | 0 | 0 |
| Soweto | 2 | 1695094 | 21 | 13 |
| Pretoria | 3 | 1619485 | 58 | 36 |
| Benoni | 4 | 605363 | 26 | 16 |
| Tembisa | 5 | 511671 | 29 | 18 |
| Vereeniging | 6 | 474680 | 53 | 33 |
| Boksburg | 7 | 445182 | 21 | 13 |
| Krugersdorp | 8 | 378833 | 29 | 18 |
| Brakpan | 9 | 305702 | 32 | 20 |
| Vanderbijlpark | 10 | 246821 | 60 | 37 |
Top 10 cities in South Africa and distance from Johannesburg.
| City | # | Population | km | miles |
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| Cape Town | 1 | 3433504 | 1262 | 784 |
| Durban | 2 | 3120340 | 501 | 311 |
| Johannesburg | 3 | 2026466 | 0 | 0 |
| Soweto | 4 | 1695094 | 21 | 13 |
| Pretoria | 5 | 1619485 | 58 | 36 |
| Port Elizabeth | 6 | 967722 | 890 | 553 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 7 | 750864 | 444 | 276 |
| Benoni | 8 | 605363 | 26 | 16 |
| Tembisa | 9 | 511671 | 29 | 18 |
| Vereeniging | 10 | 474680 | 53 | 33 |
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Statistics and Geographics
South Africa is made up of 12693 cities in 9 regions.
The region Gauteng has 490 cities.
Johannesburg is number 1 in the region Gauteng.
The city is number 3 in South Africa.
The population is 2026471.
