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About Mthatha

Mthatha, or Umtata, is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The town has an airport, previously known by the name K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima. Mthatha derives its name from the nearby Mthatha River which was named after the Sneezewood (umtati) trees, famous for their wood and medicinal properties.

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Trips to Mthatha

Cape Town to Mthatha Durban to Mthatha Port Elizabeth to Mthatha Port Shepstone to Mthatha Kokstad to Mthatha Rustenburg to Mthatha Komani to Mthatha Aliwal North to Mthatha Newcastle South Africa to Mthatha Pretoria to Mthatha Margate South Africa to Mthatha Potchefstroom to Mthatha Vereeniging to Mthatha Upington to Mthatha Worcester South Africa to Mthatha King William s Town to Mthatha Vryheid to Mthatha Maseru to Mthatha Ngqeleni to Mthatha Ngcobo to Mthatha De Aar to Mthatha Knysna to Mthatha Pinetown to Mthatha Humansdorp to Mthatha Nelspruit to Mthatha Capetown Airport CPT to Mthatha Bergville to Mthatha Lichtenburg to Mthatha Kathu South Africa to Mthatha Mtata South Africa to Mthatha Uitenhage to Mthatha Volksrust to Mthatha Bethlehem South Africa to Mthatha Midrand to Mthatha Bellville to Mthatha Port Elizabeth Airport PLZ to Mthatha Jeffreys Bay to Mthatha Uvongo Beach to Mthatha Secunda to Mthatha Port Alfred to Mthatha Nelspruit Airport MQP to Mthatha Cradock to Mthatha Caledon South Africa to Mthatha Bloemfontein Airport BFN to Mthatha Maclear to Mthatha Ermelo South Africa to Mthatha Stratford upon Avon to Mthatha Caledon Village to Mthatha Thohoyandou to Mthatha Engcobo to Mthatha

Trips from Mthatha

Mthatha to Johannesburg Mthatha to Cape Town Mthatha to Welkom Mthatha to Grahamstown Mthatha to Ngqeleni Mthatha to Ngcobo Mthatha to Richards Bay Mthatha to Kokstad Mthatha to Vanderbijlpark Mthatha to Mossel Bay Mthatha to Harrismith Mthatha to Idutywa South Africa Mthatha to Uitenhage Mthatha to Mpumalanga Mthatha to Colesberg Mthatha to Plettenberg Bay Mthatha to Umngazi Mouth Mthatha to Eswatini Mthatha to Pretoria Mthatha to Addo Elephant National Park Mthatha to Scottburgh Mthatha to Klerksdorp Mthatha to Vereeniging Mthatha to Mount Ayliff Mthatha to Parys Mthatha to Port Elizabeth Airport PLZ Mthatha to Durban Station Mthatha to Canzibe Mthatha to Britstown Mthatha to Windhoek Mthatha to Bethlehem South Africa Mthatha to Cofimvaba Mthatha to Mt Frere South Africa Mthatha to Port Edward Mthatha to Newcastle NSW Australia Mthatha to Maseru Mthatha to Mtata South Africa Mthatha to Cintsa Mthatha to Witbank Mthatha to Mbabane Mthatha to Estcourt Mthatha to Fort Beaufort Mthatha to Vienna Mthatha to Flagstaff Mthatha to Senekal Mthatha to Brandfort Mthatha to Alberton Mthatha to Nieu Bethesda Mthatha to Transkei Mthatha to Kelso WA USA