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Kimberley
City population
142,089
#47
in South Africa
#1
in Northern Cape
#3,993
worldwide
-28.732, 24.762 · 474 km from Pretoria
About Kimberley
Kimberley is a city in Northern Cape, South Africa with a population of 142,089. It is the 47th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 3,993rd largest worldwide. It lies 474 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
-28.732, 24.762
Record updated
14 April 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.