Northern Cape, South Africa · Africa
Kathu sits on the route: 55 minutes from Kuruman.
Kathu is a town located in Northern Cape, South Africa. With a population of 9,219, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Kathu sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kathu to your route.
Kathu is a town in South Africa, and the iron ore capital of the Northern Cape province. Its name means "town under the trees", after the Camel Thorn forest it is situated in. The phrase "the town under the trees" was coined by an engineer working in the town in the early-1990s as part of a tourist marketing drive,Read more
together with the accompanying graphic. It was intended to be a marketing slogan. The meaning of the word "Kathu" has anecdotically been attributed to a porridge brewed by the local population from the powder found in the pods of the Camel Thorn trees.
Kathu was founded in the late-1960s or early-1970s.
Kathu is situated between Upington and Vryburg with about a 2-hour drive to each. Kimberley is a 3-hour drive away, while Kuruman is only 20 minutes away.
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Kathu is located in Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -27.6957 latitude, 23.0493 longitude.
Kathu has a population of approximately 9,219 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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