Elevation of towns in South Africa

294 towns in South Africa have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Port Saint Jones (Eastern Cape) at 1,979 m (6,493 ft); the lowest is Velddrif (Western Cape) at 8 m (26 ft). Half of the towns sit above 1,150 m (the mean is 1,006 m).

Highest towns in South Africa

#	Town	Elevation
1	Port Saint Jones Eastern Cape	1,979 m (6,493 ft)
2	Belfast Mpumalanga	1,862 m (6,109 ft)
3	Barkly East Eastern Cape	1,791 m (5,876 ft)
4	Johannesburg Gauteng	1,757 m (5,764 ft)
5	Breyten Mpumalanga	1,748 m (5,735 ft)
6	Krugersdorp Gauteng	1,721 m (5,646 ft)
7	Randfontein Gauteng	1,716 m (5,630 ft)
8	Ermelo Mpumalanga	1,711 m (5,614 ft)
9	Vrede Free State	1,682 m (5,518 ft)
10	Lebohang Mpumalanga	1,674 m (5,492 ft)

Lowest towns in South Africa

#	Town	Elevation
1	Velddrif Western Cape	8 m (26 ft)
2	Hermanus Western Cape	10 m (33 ft)
3	Durban KwaZulu Natal	12 m (39 ft)
4	Richards Bay KwaZulu Natal	12 m (39 ft)
5	Port Nolloth Northern Cape	13 m (43 ft)
6	Umzimvubu Eastern Cape	16 m (52 ft)
7	Port Alfred Eastern Cape	20 m (66 ft)
8	Plettenberg Bay Western Cape	23 m (75 ft)
9	Vredendal Western Cape	26 m (85 ft)
10	Esikhawini KwaZulu Natal	27 m (89 ft)

Regions of South Africa

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Eastern Cape	48	791 m	Port Saint Jones 1,979 m	Umzimvubu 16 m
Free State	41	1,450 m	Vrede 1,682 m	Koffiefontein 1,198 m
Gauteng	23	1,538 m	Johannesburg 1,757 m	Temba 1,094 m
KwaZulu Natal	50	751 m	Impendle 1,555 m	Durban 12 m
Limpopo	21	858 m	Mankweng 1,308 m	Lulekani 413 m
Mpumalanga	27	1,372 m	Belfast 1,862 m	Komatipoort 157 m
North West	25	1,289 m	Koster 1,617 m	Mothibistad 1,049 m
Northern Cape	28	1,072 m	Sutherland 1,475 m	Port Nolloth 13 m
Western Cape	30	215 m	Beaufort-West 858 m	Velddrif 8 m

All towns in South Africa