GPS Coordinate of

Kathu South Africa

Central address: Unnamed Road, Kathu, 8446, South Africa

Elevation: 1238.053
Time Zone: Africa/Gaborone

Latitude: 27° 45' 36.3204'' S
Longitude: 23° 1' 30.0972'' E

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, 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.

GPS coordinate of Kathu, South Africa

The latitude of Kathu is -27.760089, and the longitude is 23.025027. Kathu is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 27° 45' 36.3204'' S and 23° 1' 30.0972'' E. The elevation of Kathu is 1238.053, the time zone is Africa/Gaborone.