Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay is a city in South Africa with a population of about 78,940.
Mossel Bay is a harbour town of about 170,000 people on the Garden Route of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east of the country's seat of parliament, Cape Town, and 400 km west of Gqeberha, the largest city in the Eastern Cape. The older parts of the town occupy the north-facing side of the Cape St Blaize Peninsula, whilst the newer suburbs straddle the Peninsula and have spread eastwards along the sandy shore of the Bay.
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About Mossel Bay
| Country | South Africa |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 11 |
| Population | 78,940 |
| Local currency | ZAR |
| Coordinates | -34.1831, 22.1460 |
| Time zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 1,104 km · Pretoria |
| Population (South Africa) | #92 most populated in South Africa |
| Where on Earth | 34°10′59″S · 22°8′46″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,805 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 6,214 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Sydney (Australia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 34.18, -157.85 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| São Paulo | 6,680 km |
| Cairo | 7,205 km |
| Dubai | 7,472 km |
| Singapore | 9,328 km |
| Paris | 9,440 km |
| London | 9,774 km |