Map of Mandeni, South Africa

Mandeni is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 37,533. It lies at 29.1469°S, 31.4140°E. Mandeni is about 494 km (307 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is KwaDukuza, 23 km to the southwest.

Mandeni at a glance

Where is Mandeni?

• The 15th largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 17 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Mandeni

• KwaDukuza — 23 km southwest
• eSikhaleni — 56 km northeast
• Richards Bay — 73 km northeast
• Durban — 87 km southwest
• Pinetown — 91 km southwest
• Mpumalanga — 106 km southwest
• Mtubatuba — 111 km northeast
• Pietermaritzburg — 112 km southwest
• Dundee — 159 km northwest
• Port Shepstone — 200 km southwest

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.