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Mthatha
City population
164,848
#39
in South Africa
#5
in Eastern Cape
#3,457
worldwide
-31.589, 28.784 · 652 km from Pretoria
About Mthatha
Mthatha is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa with a population of 164,848. It is the 39th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 3,457th largest worldwide. It lies 652 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 34
Elevation
694 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-31.589, 28.784
Record updated
2024-09-12
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.