Kokstad
Kokstad is a city in South Africa with a population of about 61,751.
South AfricaTown🏆 #110 most populated in South Africa🕐 Africa/Johannesburg
Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as it is also the biggest town in this region. It was built around Mount Currie, a local mountain range, by the town’s founder Adam Kok III, for whom the town is named. Stad is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "city".
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About Kokstad
| Country | South Africa |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 02 |
| Population | 61,751 |
| Local currency | ZAR |
| Coordinates | -30.5472, 29.4241 |
| Time zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 548 km · Pretoria |
| Population (South Africa) | #110 most populated in South Africa |
| Where on Earth | 30°32′50″S · 29°25′27″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,401 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 6,618 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Porto Alegre (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 30.55, -150.58 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 6,740 km |
| Dubai | 6,783 km |
| São Paulo | 7,433 km |
| Singapore | 8,597 km |
| Paris | 9,230 km |
| London | 9,571 km |