Johannesburg
1,756 km²
Soshanguve
393 km²
City Map Compare/Johannesburg vs Soshanguvevs
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Johannesburg covers 1,756 km² of contiguous built-up land, 4.5× the built-up area of Soshanguve (393 km²).
| Johannesburg | Soshanguve | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Johannesburg | Soshanguve |
| Population (2025) | 8.59 million | 1.46 million |
| Built-up area | 1,756 km² | 393 km² |
| Density | 4,893 /km² | 3,724 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.