BHISHO

Eastern Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 32.85°S / 27.44°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,019,330

Bhisho is a city in South Africa with a population of 137,287. It sits at -32.85/27.44, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 4 km from Hanover.

Population 137,287

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Eastern Cape
Coords: 32.85°S / 27.44°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Hanover Eastern Cape 1,437 4.8 km

SW Qonce Eastern Cape 93,072 5.9 km

SE Ndevana Eastern Cape 18,151 9.2 km

S Phakamisa Eastern Cape 8,806 9.6 km

SE Ilitha Eastern Cape 9,757 9.7 km

N Frankfort Eastern Cape 2,447 13.2 km

E Ntabozuko Eastern Cape 3,650 13.7 km

NW Tyusha Eastern Cape 1,544 14.8 km

NE Kei Road Eastern Cape 1,605 18.5 km

W Dimbaza Eastern Cape 26,099 21.1 km

Air access

nearby

BIY

Bisho Airport

Medium airport

16.2 km

ELS

King Phalo Airport

Large airport

41.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bhisho?: 137,287 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bhisho in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Bhisho in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Bhisho?: Bisho Airport (BIY).
How far is Bhisho from Pretoria?: About 793 km.
Does Bhisho have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: English.
What currency is used in South Africa?: Rand.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.
Which admin region is Bhisho in?: Eastern Cape.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1019330

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1019330,
    "name": "Bhisho",
    "ascii_name": "Bhisho",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 137287,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -32.84721,
    "longitude": 27.44218
  }
}

Context

comparatives

95.5x the population of Hanover.
4 km from Hanover.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.