What is the population of Soshanguve?
Soshanguve has a city population of 872,309. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Africa · Africa
Soshanguve
City population
872,309
#7
in South Africa
#4
in Gauteng
#637
worldwide
-25.473, 28.099 · 32 km from Pretoria
About Soshanguve
The fourth-largest listed city in Gauteng, Soshanguve has a population of 872,309. It lies 32 km from Pretoria and accounts for 1.3% of South Africa's national population. Mabopane, with 110,972 residents, sits 5 km away; Ga-Rankuwa (90,945) and Hammanskraal (112,950) are 19 km and 20 km distant respectively.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 33
Coordinates
-25.473, 28.099
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 AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Soshanguve | 872K |
Soshanguve Population FAQ
Where is Soshanguve?
Soshanguve is in Gauteng, South Africa, 32 km from the capital, Pretoria. Its coordinates are -25.473, 28.099.
How big is Soshanguve compared with other cities in South Africa?
It is the 7th largest of the 295 cities listed in South Africa, holding 1.3% of the national population.