Map of Grahamstown, South Africa

Grahamstown is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 91,548. It lies at 33.3042°S, 26.5328°E. Grahamstown is about 856 km (532 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fort Beaufort, 60 km to the north.

Grahamstown at a glance

Where is Grahamstown?

• The 9th largest city in Eastern Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 57 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Grahamstown

• Fort Beaufort — 60 km north
• King William’s Town — 93 km northeast
• Bhisho — 99 km northeast
• Port Elizabeth — 112 km southwest
• Stutterheim — 116 km northeast
• Uitenhage — 117 km southwest
• Mdantsane — 123 km east
• Whittlesea — 128 km north
• East London — 132 km east
• Cradock — 153 km northwest

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
• Graaff Reinet — 62,896
• Fort Beaufort — 58,419

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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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.