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title: "Public toilets in South Africa"
description: "wcway lists 5,160 public toilets in South Africa. 323 of them need no purchase. See the access rule, the opening state and the last confirmation of each toilet."
canonical: https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa
last_updated: 2026-10-03
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# Public toilets in South Africa

wcway lists 5,160 public toilets in South Africa. 323 of them need no purchase. 14 are open 24 hours. 317 are wheelchair accessible.

## Overview

- Toilets listed: 5,160
- No purchase needed: 323
- Wheelchair accessible: 317
- With changing table: 50
- Open 24 hours: 14
- Last confirmed: September 27, 2026
- Data changed: October 3, 2026

Counts cover toilets that the public may use or that have an unknown access rule. Private toilets are left out. Data: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

## Regions in South Africa

- [Western Cape](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/western-cape.md): 2245
- [Gauteng](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/gauteng.md): 1346
- [KwaZulu-Natal](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/kwazulu-natal.md): 410
- [Limpopo](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/limpopo.md): 277
- [Eastern Cape](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/eastern-cape.md): 274
- [North West](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/north-west.md): 210
- [Mpumalanga](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/mpumalanga.md): 202
- [Northern Cape](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/northern-cape.md): 129
- [Free State](https://wcway.com/countries/south-africa/free-state.md): 67

## Cities and towns in South Africa

- [Cape Town](https://wcway.com/cities/cape-town.md): 1758
- [Tshwane](https://wcway.com/cities/tshwane.md): 993
- [Johannesburg](https://wcway.com/cities/johannesburg.md): 207
- [Moretele](https://wcway.com/cities/moretele.md): 124
- [eThekwini](https://wcway.com/cities/ethekwini.md): 121
- [Nelson Mandela Bay](https://wcway.com/cities/nelson-mandela-bay.md): 98
- [Stellenbosch](https://wcway.com/cities/stellenbosch.md): 98
- [Ekurhuleni](https://wcway.com/cities/ekurhuleni.md): 94
- [Mbombela](https://wcway.com/cities/mbombela.md): 56
- [Polokwane](https://wcway.com/cities/polokwane.md): 46
- [Overstrand](https://wcway.com/cities/overstrand.md): 40
- [Witzenberg](https://wcway.com/cities/witzenberg.md): 40
- [Maruleng](https://wcway.com/cities/maruleng.md): 39
- [Mtubatuba](https://wcway.com/cities/mtubatuba.md): 38
- [Cederberg](https://wcway.com/cities/cederberg.md): 34
- [Bushbuckridge](https://wcway.com/cities/bushbuckridge.md): 33
- [uMgeni](https://wcway.com/cities/umgeni.md): 33
- [Nkomazi](https://wcway.com/cities/nkomazi.md): 32
- [Blouberg](https://wcway.com/cities/blouberg.md): 29
- [Mogalakwena](https://wcway.com/cities/mogalakwena.md): 29
- [Mossel Bay](https://wcway.com/cities/mossel-bay.md): 29
- [George](https://wcway.com/cities/george.md): 26
- [Mier](https://wcway.com/cities/mier.md): 26
- [Tzaneen](https://wcway.com/cities/tzaneen.md): 25
- [Okhahlamba](https://wcway.com/cities/okhahlamba.md): 24
- [Knysna](https://wcway.com/cities/knysna.md): 23
- [KwaDukuza](https://wcway.com/cities/kwadukuza.md): 23
- [Thaba Chweu](https://wcway.com/cities/thaba-chweu.md): 23
- [Kamiesberg](https://wcway.com/cities/kamiesberg.md): 22
- [Kou-Kamma](https://wcway.com/cities/kou-kamma.md): 21
- [Lepelle-Nkumpi](https://wcway.com/cities/lepelle-nkumpi.md): 21
- [Madibeng](https://wcway.com/cities/madibeng.md): 21
- [Bitou](https://wcway.com/cities/bitou.md): 20
- [Drakenstein](https://wcway.com/cities/drakenstein.md): 20
- [Moses Kotane](https://wcway.com/cities/moses-kotane.md): 19
- [Buffalo City](https://wcway.com/cities/buffalo-city.md): 18
- [Breede Valley](https://wcway.com/cities/breede-valley.md): 17
- [Hessequa](https://wcway.com/cities/hessequa.md): 17
- [Hlabisa](https://wcway.com/cities/hlabisa.md): 16
- [Makhuduthamaga](https://wcway.com/cities/makhuduthamaga.md): 16

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL-1.0 (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)