Map of Piet Retief, South Africa

Piet Retief is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with a population of about 84,349. It lies at 27.0071°S, 30.8132°E. Piet Retief is about 297 km (184 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nhlangano, 40 km to the east.

Piet Retief at a glance

Where is Piet Retief?

• The 8th largest city in Mpumalanga on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 26 min on the shortest day to 13 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Piet Retief

• Nhlangano — 40 km east, Eswatini
• Malkerns — 61 km northeast, Eswatini
• Manzini — 80 km northeast, Eswatini
• Mbabane — 83 km northeast, Eswatini
• Vryheid — 85 km south
• Ermelo — 98 km northwest
• Volksrust — 100 km southwest
• Mondlo — 109 km south
• Newcastle — 121 km southwest
• Dundee — 141 km southwest

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
• Bethal — 72,821
• Barberton — 67,927
• Lydenburg — 49,605

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.