Region · South Africa

Gauteng

South Africa

Cities listed

20.5M

combined population

Johannesburg

largest city

33 listed cities in Gauteng

Cities listed

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Johannesburg

9,418,183 people

Combined population

20.5M

Of the cities listed here

Share of country

43.9%

Of South Africa's listed city population

Cities in Gauteng

All 295 in South Africa

Sortable and searchable. Ranks are within the whole country, not the region. This is not a complete list of settlements — only places GeoNames lists at 15,000 or more.

33 cities


1	Johannesburg	9,418,183	14.5%
4	Pretoria	2,112,693	3.3%
5	Soweto	1,695,047	2.6%
7	Soshanguve	872,309	1.3%
9	Evaton	725,468	1.1%
10	Benoni	605,344	0.9%
12	Thembisa	511,655	0.8%
14	Vereeniging	474,681	0.7%
15	Boksburg	445,168	0.7%
18	Krugersdorp	378,821	0.6%
21	Randburg	337,053	0.5%
22	Roodepoort	326,416	0.5%
24	Brakpan	305,692	0.5%
27	Germiston	255,863	0.4%
29	Vanderbijlpark	246,754	0.4%
31	Centurion	236,580	0.4%
37	Carletonville	182,304	0.3%
41	Westonaria	156,831	0.2%
42	Etwatwa	151,866	0.2%
48	Nigel	140,644	0.2%
52	Randfontein	133,654	0.2%
57	Alberton	121,536	0.2%
62	Mabopane	110,972	0.2%
67	Tokoza	106,000	0.2%
80	Midrand	87,387	0.1%
82	Heidelberg	85,858	0.1%
106	Ekangala	58,099	0.1%
126	Edenvale	49,292	0.1%
142	Bronkhorstspruit	41,209	0.1%
158	Cullinan	34,087	0.1%
200	Midstream	25,000	0%
223	Verena	21,252	0%
276	Bagale	16,087	0%

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