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City profile · South Africa · Africa

Shakaskraal

City population
27,345
#187
in South Africa
#27
in KwaZulu-Natal
#19,544
worldwide
PretoriaShakaskraal
-29.449, 31.215 · 509 km from Pretoria
City population
27,345
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Africa
#187
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#19,544
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Africa
0.0%
of the national population

About Shakaskraal

Shakaskraal is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with a population of 27,345. It is the 187th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 19,544th largest worldwide. It lies 509 km from Pretoria.

Position in South Africa
#187of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in KwaZulu-Natal
#27of 38
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#27of 38
Distance to capital
to Pretoria
Elevation
36 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-29.449, 31.215
Record updated
2024-12-02
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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