Montagu

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Montagu

Total population

15,176

WeatherAvg high 77.2°F

Coordinates-33.79°, 20.12°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) from Cape Town in the Western Little Karoo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

W

Willie Bester

South African artist (born 1956)

J

Johann Rabie

South African cyclist

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff

civil servant, South African statesman (1808-1881)

S

Stephen Harry Eyssen

Jonathan D. Jansen

South African education expert

A

Andries Viljoen

South African rugby union player

C

Coenraad de Buys

South African "remarkable figure"

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western Cape

• Ashton
  4.8 mi away
• Bonnievale
  10.1 mi away
• Robertson
  13.6 mi away · pop. 27,715
• McGregor
  20.1 mi away
• Swellendam
  24.6 mi away
• Allemorgens
  25 mi away
• Riviersonderend
  27.7 mi away · pop. 5,245
• Buffeljagsrivier
  29.4 mi away
• Touws River
  31.4 mi away · pop. 8,126
• De Doorns
  33.4 mi away
• Greyton
  34.4 mi away
• Vrede
  35.1 mi away

Browse all places in Western Cape →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Twisted Snowflake

Strumaria spiralis

Seen 2026-07-07

Kebab Bush

Crassula rupestris

Seen 2026-07-07

Concertina Plant

Crassula perforata

Seen 2026-07-07

Botterboom

Tylecodon paniculatus

Seen 2026-07-06

Crassula capitella thyrsiflora

Crassula capitella thyrsiflora

Seen 2026-07-05

Heliophila cornuta squamata

Heliophila cornuta squamata

Seen 2026-07-04

Cushion Sorrel

Oxalis convexula

Seen 2026-07-04

Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Seen 2026-07-04

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Seen 2026-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Montagu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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