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Cities South of the Equator
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Drag to rotate · scroll or pinch to zoomMost Populous Cities South of the Equator
| Rank | City | Country | Population ↓ | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,000,000 | 4.33° S |
| 2 | São Paulo | Brazil | 12,400,232 | 23.55° S |
| 3 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 9,418,183 | 26.20° S |
| 4 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 8,540,121 | 6.21° S |
| 5 | Lima | Peru | 7,737,002 | 12.04° S |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,747,815 | 22.91° S |
| 7 | Sydney | Australia | 5,638,830 | 33.87° S |
| 8 | Melbourne | Australia | 5,435,590 | 37.81° S |
| 9 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 5,383,728 | 6.82° S |
| 10 | Santiago | Chile | 4,837,295 | 33.46° S |
| 11 | Cape Town | South Africa | 4,772,846 | 33.93° S |
| 12 | Nairobi | Kenya | 4,397,073 | 1.28° S |
| 13 | Durban | South Africa | 3,338,026 | 29.86° S |
| 14 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 3,018,022 | 7.25° S |
| 15 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2,891,082 | 34.61° S |
| 16 | Quito | Ecuador | 2,781,641 | 0.23° S |
| 17 | Brisbane | Australia | 2,780,063 | 27.47° S |
| 18 | Luanda | Angola | 2,776,168 | 8.84° S |
| 19 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,723,665 | 2.20° S |
| 20 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,721,564 | 19.92° S |
| 21 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,711,840 | 12.98° S |
| 22 | Bekasi | Indonesia | 2,648,272 | 6.23° S |
| 23 | Bandung | Indonesia | 2,528,163 | 6.92° S |
| 24 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,400,000 | 3.72° S |
| 25 | Perth | Australia | 2,384,371 | 31.95° S |
Southernmost Cities in the Database
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ushuaia | Argentina | 56,825 | 54.81° S |
| 2 | Río Grande | Argentina | 52,681 | 53.79° S |
| 3 | Porvenir | Chile | 6,809 | 53.30° S |
| 4 | Punta Arenas | Chile | 117,430 | 53.16° S |
| 5 | Puerto Natales | Chile | 18,505 | 51.73° S |
| 6 | Río Gallegos | Argentina | 95,796 | 51.63° S |
| 7 | Yacimientos Río Turbio | Argentina | 6,650 | 51.54° S |
| 8 | Río Turbio | Argentina | 6,650 | 51.54° S |
| 9 | El Calafate | Argentina | 22,844 | 50.34° S |
| 10 | Puerto Santa Cruz | Argentina | 5,390 | 50.02° S |
| 11 | Comandante Luis Piedrabuena | Argentina | 9,278 | 49.99° S |
| 12 | Puerto San Julián | Argentina | 6,143 | 49.31° S |
| 13 | Gobernador Gregores | Argentina | 5,343 | 48.75° S |
| 14 | Puerto Deseado | Argentina | 16,747 | 47.75° S |
| 15 | Pico Truncado | Argentina | 25,194 | 46.80° S |
| 16 | Perito Moreno | Argentina | 7,812 | 46.59° S |
| 17 | Papatowai | New Zealand | 6,593 | 46.56° S |
| 18 | Las Heras | Argentina | 24,728 | 46.54° S |
| 19 | Caleta Olivia | Argentina | 56,310 | 46.45° S |
| 20 | Invercargill | New Zealand | 58,000 | 46.40° S |
| 21 | Gore | New Zealand | 13,050 | 46.10° S |
| 22 | Rada Tilly | Argentina | 6,208 | 45.92° S |
| 23 | Mosgiel | New Zealand | 14,800 | 45.88° S |
| 24 | Dunedin | New Zealand | 132,800 | 45.87° S |
| 25 | Comodoro Rivadavia | Argentina | 140,850 | 45.86° S |
About cities south of the Equator
On the globe, red markers are cities that appear only in the most populous ranking, cyan markers appear only in the southernmost ranking, and gold markers appear in both.
Both rankings use the scope of this database, so cities that are not included cannot appear. Positions are reference coordinates for each place, not city boundaries. Populations are the recorded GeoNames figures, which are not necessarily metropolitan-area totals or current estimates.
Seasons are reversed relative to the Northern Hemisphere: December to February is summer in much of the south, and June to August is winter. Many tropical places south of the Equator are better described by wet and dry periods than by four distinct seasons.
Looking for places on the line itself? See cities near the Equator.
Frequently asked questions
What cities are south of the Equator?
The database currently contains 8,800 cities south of the Equator. This page shows up to 25 of the most populous and up to 25 of the southernmost cities in that dataset.
How can I tell if a city is south of the Equator?
Its reference latitude is negative, or written with S for south. The Equator itself is at 0° and is not included in these rankings.
Are these the southernmost cities in the world?
These are the southernmost cities in our current GeoNames-based database, not an exhaustive list of every settlement in the world. Places missing from the dataset and administrative subdivisions are not included.
Are seasons reversed south of the Equator?
The Southern Hemisphere has its summer solstice in December and winter solstice in June. Close to the Equator, daylight changes much less and local seasons may be better described by rainfall than by four temperature-based seasons.