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Lydenburg

City population
49,605
#122
in South Africa
#14
in Mpumalanga
#11,511
worldwide
PretoriaLydenburg
-25.096, 30.444 · 238 km from Pretoria
Share of South Africa
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,371 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Pretoria
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
IANA zone identifier

About Lydenburg

Lydenburg is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa with a population of 49,605. It is the 122nd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 11,511th largest worldwide. It lies 238 km from Pretoria.

Position in South Africa
#122of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Mpumalanga
#14of 48
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#14of 48
Coordinates
-25.096, 30.444
Record updated
2 December 2024
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.

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