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Calcutta
City population
35,864
#151
in South Africa
#22
in Mpumalanga
#15,373
worldwide
-24.983, 31.235 · 318 km from Pretoria
About Calcutta
Calcutta is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa with a population of 35,864. It is the 151st largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 15,373rd largest worldwide. It lies 318 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#22of 48
Coordinates
-24.983, 31.235
Record updated
7 October 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in South AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.