Map of Kokstad, South Africa

Kokstad is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 61,751. It lies at 30.5472°S, 29.4241°E. Kokstad is about 548 km (340 mi) south of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Margate, 97 km to the east.

Kokstad at a glance

Where is Kokstad?

• The 11th largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Kokstad

• Margate — 97 km east
• Port Shepstone — 101 km east
• Mthatha — 131 km southwest
• Pietermaritzburg — 139 km northeast
• Mpumalanga — 142 km northeast
• Pinetown — 162 km northeast
• Quthing — 166 km west, Lesotho
• Durban — 172 km northeast
• Mohale's Hoek — 192 km west, Lesotho
• Ladysmith — 224 km north

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• KwaDukuza — 161,177
• Vryheid — 150,012
• Pinetown — 144,026
• Ladysmith — 143,446
• Mpumalanga — 140,121
• Dundee — 84,413

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.