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Grahamstown
City population
91,548
#76
in South Africa
#9
in Eastern Cape
#6,299
worldwide
-33.304, 26.533 · 856 km from Pretoria
About Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa with a population of 91,548. It is the 76th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 6,299th largest worldwide. It lies 856 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 34
Elevation
551 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-33.304, 26.533
Record updated
2026-06-06
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.