Map of Queenstown, South Africa

Queenstown is a city in Eastern Cape, South Africa, with a population of about 118,599. It lies at 31.8976°S, 26.8753°E. Queenstown is about 696 km (432 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Whittlesea, 31 km to the south.

Queenstown at a glance

Where is Queenstown?

• The 7th largest city in Eastern Cape on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 04 min on the shortest day to 14 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Queenstown

• Whittlesea — 31 km south
• Stutterheim — 91 km southeast
• Fort Beaufort — 100 km south
• Bhisho — 118 km southeast
• King William’s Town — 120 km southeast
• Cradock — 122 km west
• Aliwal North — 135 km north
• Mdantsane — 143 km southeast
• Quthing — 184 km northeast, Lesotho
• Mohale's Hoek — 202 km north, Lesotho

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
• King William’s Town — 93,072
• Grahamstown — 91,548
• 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.