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Motherwell

Eastern Capetown

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Total population

140,000

Air quality index

38Good
Elevation68 m
Coordinates-33.80°, 25.59°

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

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City facts

Overview

Motherwell is a fast-growing township in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which is the metropolitan area comprising Gqeberha, Despatch, Uitenhage and other surrounding towns.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-33.8008
Longitude
25.5907
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
64,413
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Sparrow
    Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    1,199
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1,020
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    961
  • Amethyst Sunbird
    Chalcomitra amethystina (Shaw, 1812) · Aves
    958
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    924
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    910
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    907
  • Cape Weaver
    Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    903

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Amanda Sister
South Africa footballer
P
Peter Fouché
South African and naturalised British person killed in Ukraine in 2024

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

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,820

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
60
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Southern Speckled Pigeon
Southern Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea phaeonota
Seen 2026-07-07
Common Cape Wagtail
Common Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis capensis
Seen 2026-07-07
Southern Laughing Dove
Southern Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis senegalensis
Seen 2026-07-07
Southern Yellow-billed Duck
Southern Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata undulata
Seen 2026-07-07
Common Sow-thistle
Common Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Seen 2026-07-07
Hairy Beggarticks
Hairy Beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
Seen 2026-07-07
white clover
white clover
Trifolium repens
Seen 2026-07-07
Chocolate-band Snail
Chocolate-band Snail
Eobania vermiculata
Seen 2026-07-07

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

Events

Gallery

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

This is Unathi — Motherwell, South Africa0.8 miRedhouse Village Hall, Redhouse, Port Elizabeth — Motherwell, South Africa3 miSouth Africa 2011 IMG 4463 (6265570675) — Motherwell, South Africa3.4 miSuburban Uitenhage-PE Passenger Train near Swartkops — Motherwell, South Africa4.2 miSuburban Passenger Train near Swartkops — Motherwell, South Africa4.2 miCoega wind turbine-001 — Motherwell, South Africa5.1 miISS046-E-6434 - View of Earth — Motherwell, South Africa5.2 miPsammophis crucifer 73526746 — Motherwell, South Africa5.3 miTRF Class 7E's E7083, E7099, E7062, E7152, E7057 and E7052 at Swartkops Depot. (17091013067) — Motherwell, South Africa5.4 miTransnet Class 7E's E7098, E7061 and E7096 at Swartkops Depot. (17091104007) — Motherwell, South Africa5.4 miTransnet Class 91 GE UM6B 91-010. "Bigfoot" (17379949125) — Motherwell, South Africa5.5 miTransnet Class 91 GE UM6B 91-010. "Bigfoot" (17379939375) — Motherwell, South Africa5.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API