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Welcome to Mafeking ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mafeking, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Mafeking is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Mafeking lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel west from Mafeking (for example, toward Erwood (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Mafeking: 204, 431 & 584<2>

Communities Also Named Mafeking ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mafeking - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mafeking.

Communities near Mafeking ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mafeking.

  • Shoal River Indian Reserve 65A
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bellsite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsite
  • Baden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
  • Novra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novra
  • Indian Birch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Powell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Barrows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows
  • Pelican Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoal River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Birch River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mafeking ...

Looking for more information about Mafeking? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mafeking, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mafeking.

Adding Mafeking to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Mafeking was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mafeking.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mafeking - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 204 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 431 or 584. New phone numbers in the Mafeking area will be assigned with one of these codes: 204, 431 or 584. As a result, placing a call in the Mafeking area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.