Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Population: 987,007
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Cape Town is closest to Port Elizabeth and farthest from San Francisco (CA). The closest foreign city is Maputo and the farthest domestic city is Pretoria. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Cape Town is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 661 |
| Soweto, South Africa | 1,241 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 1,261 |
| Durban, South Africa | 1,274 |
| Pretoria, South Africa | 1,311 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 16,488 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 16,487 |
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 16,439 |
| San Jose (CA), United States of America | 16,437 |
| Seattle (WA), United States of America | 16,423 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Maputo, Mozambique | 1,624 |
 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1,824 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe | 2,182 |
 | Lusaka, Zambia | 2,278 |
 | Blantyre City, Malawi | 2,608 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Pretoria, South Africa | 1,311 | | Durban, South Africa | 1,274 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1,261 | | Soweto, South Africa | 1,241 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 661 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 661 |
| Soweto, South Africa | 1,241 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 1,261 |
| Durban, South Africa | 1,274 |
| Pretoria, South Africa | 1,311 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Tanger, Morocco | 8,116 | | Tétouan, Morocco | 8,083 | | Kénitra, Morocco | 7,987 |  | Algiers, Algeria | 7,986 | | Salé, Morocco | 7,971 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Adan, Yemen | 5,880 |
| Sana'A, Yemen | 6,101 |
 | Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 6,521 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 6,531 |
| At-Ta'If, Saudi Arabia | 6,538 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Sapporo, Japan | 15,038 | | Sendai, Japan | 14,902 | | Utsunomiya, Japan | 14,771 | | Chiba, Japan | 14,763 | | Funabashi, Japan | 14,755 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 8,715 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 10,172 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 10,336 |
| Sydney, Australia | 11,034 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 11,149 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 11,796 | | Brisbane, Australia | 11,701 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 11,669 | | Newcastle, Australia | 11,149 | | Sydney, Australia | 11,034 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Athens, Greece | 7,980 |
 | Palermo, Italy | 7,993 |
 | Málaga, Spain | 8,173 |
| Seville, Spain | 8,290 |
| Naples, Italy | 8,290 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Perm, Russia | 10,781 | | Izhevsk, Russia | 10,580 | | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 10,460 | | Ufa, Russia | 10,460 |  | Helsinki, Finland | 10,446 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic | 10,986 |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 10,997 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 11,118 |
 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 11,209 |
 | Panama de Panama, Panama | 11,297 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 16,488 | | Portland (OR), United States of America | 16,487 | | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 16,439 | | San Jose (CA), United States of America | 16,437 | | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 16,423 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6,073 |
| Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | 6,102 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 6,126 |
| Recife, Brazil | 6,152 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 6,170 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Cartagena, Colombia | 11,015 | | Barranquilla, Colombia | 10,980 | | Soledad, Colombia | 10,973 | | Medellín, Colombia | 10,766 | | Pereira, Colombia | 10,690 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Khayelitsa | 27 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||