Mthatha: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Africa
• Region: Eastern Cape
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 164,848
• Coordinates: 31.5889° S, 28.7844° E
• Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Rand (ZAR)
• Distance to the capital, Pretoria: 652 km (405 mi), straight line

Getting there

• K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT): 12 km (7 mi), straight line
• Margate Airport (MGH): 169 km (105 mi), straight line
• King Phalo Airport (ELS): 184 km (115 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zimbane: 10 km (6 mi)
• Libode: 23 km (14 mi)
• Xabane: 23 km (15 mi)
• Xwili: 27 km (17 mi)
• Zinkumbini: 28 km (17 mi)