MTHATHA

Eastern Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 31.59°S / 28.78°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 946,058

Mthatha is a city in South Africa with a population of 164,848. It sits at -31.59/28.78, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 22 km from Libode.

Population 164,848

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Eastern Cape
Coords: 31.59°S / 28.78°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

E Libode Eastern Cape 5,464 22.6 km

E Ngqeleni Eastern Cape 3,151 25.4 km

S Mqanduli Eastern Cape 3,171 25.6 km

N Tsolo Eastern Cape 6,860 31.3 km

S Elliotdale Eastern Cape 2,716 42.5 km

N Qumbu Eastern Cape 5,904 47.9 km

Air access

nearby

UTT

K. D. Matanzima Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mthatha?: 164,848 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mthatha in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Mthatha in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Mthatha?: K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT).
How far is Mthatha from Pretoria?: About 652 km.
Does Mthatha 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 Mthatha in?: Eastern Cape.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/946058

{
  "data": {
    "id": 946058,
    "name": "Mthatha",
    "ascii_name": "Mthatha",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 164848,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -31.58893,
    "longitude": 28.78443
  }
}

Context

comparatives

30.2x the population of Libode.
22 km from Libode.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.