Map of Lydenburg, South Africa

Lydenburg is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with a population of about 49,605. It lies at 25.0960°S, 30.4439°E. Lydenburg is about 238 km (148 mi) east of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nelspruit, 68 km to the southeast.

Lydenburg at a glance

Where is Lydenburg?

• The 11th largest city in Mpumalanga on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 34 min on the shortest day to 13 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Lydenburg

• Nelspruit — 68 km southeast
• Barberton — 98 km southeast
• Middelburg — 124 km southwest
• Lebowakgomo — 129 km northwest
• Siyabuswa — 141 km west
• Emalahleni — 149 km southwest
• Mbabane — 152 km southeast, Eswatini
• Ressano Garcia — 161 km east, Mozambique
• Ermelo — 166 km south
• Mhlume — 175 km southeast, Eswatini

Largest cities in Mpumalanga

• Emalahleni — 373,403
• Middelburg — 196,263
• eMbalenhle — 142,443
• Nelspruit — 110,159
• Standerton — 101,101
• Ermelo — 100,324
• Delmas — 92,046
• Piet Retief — 84,349
• Bethal — 72,821
• Barberton — 67,927

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.