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Mbombela
City population
110,159
#63
in South Africa
#5
in Mpumalanga
#5,225
worldwide
-25.475, 30.969 · 281 km from Pretoria
About Mbombela
Mbombela is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa with a population of 110,159. It is the 63rd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 5,225th largest worldwide. It lies 281 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 48
Coordinates
-25.475, 30.969
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.