Mthatha River
The 883rd longest river in the world
Mthatha River or Umtata River (Xhosa: 'mtathe Bawo) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in an estuary located near Coffee Bay. The Mthatha river flows in a southeastern direction and is approximately 250 km long with a catchment area of 2,600 km2. Mthatha Town (Umtata) is named after it. Its main tributaries are the Ngqungqu River and the Cicira River. The Mthatha River marks the southern limit of the Pondoland region.
Flows through: South Africa.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.