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Fort Beaufort
City population
58,419
#105
in South Africa
#11
in Eastern Cape
#9,894
worldwide
-32.775, 26.634 · 796 km from Pretoria
About Fort Beaufort
Fort Beaufort is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa with a population of 58,419. It is the 105th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 9,894th largest worldwide. It lies 796 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#11of 34
Elevation
444 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-32.775, 26.634
Record updated
2026-04-26
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.