Map of Mossel Bay, South Africa
Mossel Bay is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 78,940. It lies at 34.1831°S, 22.1460°E. Mossel Bay is about 1,104 km (686 mi) southwest of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is George, 38 km to the northeast.
Mossel Bay at a glance
Country
Region
Western Cape
Population
78,940GeoNames
Coordinates
-34.1831, 22.146034°10′59″S 22°08′46″E
Time zone
Africa/JohannesburgUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Pretoria
1,104 km (686 mi)
Where is Mossel Bay?
- The 7th largest city in Western Cape on this site.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 52 min on the shortest day to 14 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Mossel Bay
- George — 38 km northeast
- Oudtshoorn — 65 km north
- Knysna — 85 km east
- Plettenberg Bay — 114 km east
- Beaufort West — 207 km north
- Robertson — 213 km west
- Humansdorp — 242 km east
- Worcester — 256 km west
- Hermanus — 269 km west
- Ceres — 277 km west
Largest cities in Western Cape
- Cape Town — 4,772,846
- Paarl — 236,910
- George — 188,580
- Worcester — 127,597
- Stellenbosch — 96,228
- Atlantis — 82,736
- Oudtshoorn — 73,694
- Knysna — 68,659
- Saldanha — 68,284
- Kraaifontein — 57,911
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.