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Evaton

Gauteng · South Africa
City population
725,468
#9
in South Africa
#5
in Gauteng
#762
worldwide
PretoriaEvaton
-26.533, 27.850 · 94 km from Pretoria
Share of South Africa
1.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,513 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
94 km
To Pretoria
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
IANA zone identifier

About Evaton

At 1.1% of South Africa's population, this city of 725,468 accounts for a modest share of the country's total despite ranking ninth among 295 listed South African cities. Located 94 km from Pretoria and at 1,513 m elevation, it sits within a cluster of major urban centres in Gauteng: Vereeniging lies 17 km away with 474,681 residents, Vanderbijlpark is 20 km distant with 246,754, and Soweto stands 30 km off with 1,695,047 inhabitants.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in South Africa
#9of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Gauteng
#5of 33
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Africa
Region
Gauteng
Rank in region
#5of 33
Coordinates
-26.533, 27.850
Record updated
2 December 2024
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 295 in South Africa

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

17KMVereeniging475K people20KMVanderbijlpark247K people30KMSoweto1.7M people31KMWestonaria157K people31KMSasolburg136K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Evaton725K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Evaton compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Evaton725K

Evaton Population FAQ

What is the population of Evaton?

Evaton has a city population of 725,468. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Evaton?

Evaton is in Gauteng, South Africa, 94 km from the capital, Pretoria. Its coordinates are -26.533, 27.850.

How big is Evaton compared with other cities in South Africa?

It is the 9th largest of the 295 cities listed in South Africa, holding 1.1% of the national population.

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