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MTHATHA

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

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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

FAQ

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
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
  }
}
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