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Germiston
City population
255,863
#27
in South Africa
#14
in Gauteng
#2,241
worldwide
-26.235, 28.177 · 54 km from Pretoria
About Germiston
Germiston is a city in Gauteng, South Africa with a population of 255,863. It is the 27th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 2,241st largest worldwide. It lies 54 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#14of 33
Coordinates
-26.235, 28.177
Record updated
11 January 2026
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 AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.