Map of Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Middelburg is a city in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with a population of about 196,263. It lies at 25.7751°S, 29.4648°E. Middelburg is about 128 km (79 mi) east of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Emalahleni, 26 km to the southwest.

Middelburg at a glance

Where is Middelburg?

• The 32nd largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Mpumalanga on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 32 min on the shortest day to 13 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Middelburg

• Emalahleni — 26 km southwest
• Ekangala — 72 km west
• Bronkhorstspruit — 72 km west
• Bethal — 76 km south
• Siyabuswa — 85 km northwest
• Delmas — 88 km southwest
• eMbalenhle — 93 km southwest
• Cullinan — 95 km west
• Ermelo — 99 km southeast
• Brakpan — 121 km southwest

Largest cities in Mpumalanga

• Emalahleni — 373,403
• eMbalenhle — 142,443
• Nelspruit — 110,159
• Standerton — 101,101
• Ermelo — 100,324
• Delmas — 92,046
• Piet Retief — 84,349
• 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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Other places named Middelburg

• Middelburg — Zeeland, Netherlands

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.