Fort Beaufort
in Amathole District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-32.775 and 26.634 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -32° 46' 29" and E 26° 38' 1"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:59 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:04 am and 6:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Fort Beaufort

Fort Beaufort in Amathole District Municipality (Eastern Cape) with it's 58,419 citizens is a town in South Africa about 495 mi (or 796 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Current time in Fort Beaufort is now 08:59 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Fort Beaufort. The closest airport in South Africa is Bisho Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 62 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Adelaide, Grahamstown, Peddie, Bhisho and Stutterheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 60%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 49% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 14th of November 2024

17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Friday, 15th of November 2024

22°C (71 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

25°C (77 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Kat Challenge MTB 2012

Published: September 12, 2012
Length: 48:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eugene Stander

The 2012 Kat Challenge MTB in Fort Beaufort, South Africa.


400m Boys Under 19

Published: May 26, 2018
Length: 47:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kamva Kamva

Thubalethu Came 2nd In The Eastern Cape Schools.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Nkonkobe Local Municipality

Nkonkobe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Winterberg mountain range, Nkonkobe in isiXhosa. The seat, as well as most offices, of the Municipality are in Fort Beaufort, but the Council's chambers in Alice are generally used for council meetings, being better equipped. Other towns served by the municipality are Seymour, Balfour, Hogsback and Middledrift.

Located at -32.7833, 26.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Local Municipalities of Amatole

Tower Psychiatric Hospital

Tower Psychiatric Hospital is a government funded Psychiatric hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in the Nkonkobe Local Municipality area in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape in South Africa. The hospital departments include a Rehabilitation Centre, Pharmacy, Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV/AIDS, Post Trauma Counseling Services, Laundry Services, Kitchen Services and Mortuary.

Located at -32.7716, 26.6251 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in South Africa, Psychiatric hospitals in South Africa

Districts of the same city

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fort Beaufort, Форт-Бофорт, فورٹ بیوفورٹ, 博福特港