What is the population of Thembisa?
Thembisa has a city population of 511,655. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Africa · Africa
Thembisa
City population
511,655
#12
in South Africa
#7
in Gauteng
#1,112
worldwide
-25.996, 28.227 · 28 km from Pretoria
About Thembisa
The seventh-largest listed city in Gauteng, Thembisa has a population of 511,655. It sits 28 km from Pretoria and at an elevation of 1,577 m. Midrand (87,387) lies 11 km away, and Centurion (236,580) is 16 km distant.
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
#7of 33
Coordinates
-25.996, 28.227
Record updated
2 April 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 |
| Thembisa | 512K |
Thembisa Population FAQ
Where is Thembisa?
Thembisa is in Gauteng, South Africa, 28 km from the capital, Pretoria. Its coordinates are -25.996, 28.227.
How big is Thembisa compared with other cities in South Africa?
It is the 12th largest of the 295 cities listed in South Africa, holding 0.8% of the national population.