What is the population of Pretoria?

2,112,693 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Pretoria?

Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK).

PRETORIA

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 25.74°S / 28.19°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 964,137

Pretoria is a city in South Africa with a population of 2,112,693. It sits at -25.74/28.19, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 12 km from Centurion.

Population 2,112,693

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 25.74°S / 28.19°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Centurion Gauteng 236,580 12.6 km

S Midstream Gauteng 25,000 19.3 km

NW Ga-Rankuwa North West 90,945 24.0 km

S Midrand Gauteng 87,387 26.5 km

SW Diepsloot Gauteng 350,000 27.3 km

S Ivory Park Gauteng 184,383 27.8 km

S Thembisa Gauteng 511,655 28.1 km

NW Mabopane Gauteng 110,972 28.9 km

N Soshanguve Gauteng 872,309 31.4 km

W Hartbeespoort North West 26,732 31.9 km

Air access

nearby

FASK

Swartkop Air Force Base

Medium airport

0.0 km

PRY

Wonderboom Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

WKF

Waterkloof Air Force Base

Medium airport

10.1 km

GCJ

Grand Central Airport

Medium airport

27.2 km

HLA

Lanseria International Airport

Large airport

33.9 km

Universities

linked

University of Pretoria

up.ac.za

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Pretoria?: 2,112,693 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Pretoria in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Pretoria in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Pretoria?: Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK).
Does Pretoria have a university?: Yes. University of Pretoria.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: English.
What currency is used in South Africa?: Rand.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.
Which admin region is Pretoria in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/964137

{
  "data": {
    "id": 964137,
    "name": "Pretoria",
    "ascii_name": "Pretoria",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 2112693,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -25.74486,
    "longitude": 28.18783
  }
}

Context

comparatives

8.9x the population of Centurion.
12 km from Centurion.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.