Kathu
Kathu is a growing 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.
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Latitude
-27.69583° or 27° 41′ 45″ south
Longitude
23.05° or 23° 3′ east
UN/LOCODE
ZA KTU
Open location code
5G458332+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Venda—“Kathu” goes by many names.
KathuAfrikaans
KathuAsturian
KathuCebuano
卡图Chinese
卡圖Chinese
KathuDutch
Kathu (Zuid-Afrika)Dutch
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