Map of Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Butterworth is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 53,086. It lies at 32.3308°S, 28.1498°E. Butterworth is about 732 km (455 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stutterheim, 73 km to the west.

Butterworth at a glance

Where is Butterworth?

• The 12th largest city in Eastern Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Butterworth

• Stutterheim — 73 km west
• Mdantsane — 76 km southwest
• East London — 79 km south
• Bhisho — 88 km southwest
• King William’s Town — 93 km southwest
• Mthatha — 102 km northeast
• Whittlesea — 126 km west
• Queenstown — 129 km west
• Fort Beaufort — 150 km west
• Grahamstown — 186 km southwest

Largest cities in Eastern Cape

• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• East London — 478,676
• Uitenhage — 291,052
• Mdantsane — 205,504
• Mthatha — 164,848
• Bhisho — 137,287
• Queenstown — 118,599
• King William’s Town — 93,072
• Grahamstown — 91,548
• Graaff Reinet — 62,896

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655

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Other places named Butterworth

• Butterworth — Penang, Malaysia

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.