DORCHESTER

England · UNITED KINGDOM (GB) · 50.72°N / 2.43°W

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,651,101

Dorchester is a city in United Kingdom with a population of 16,879. It sits at 50.72/-2.43, runs on Europe/London, is 2 km from Charminster.

Population 16,879

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/London

All facts

fields

Country: United Kingdom
Subdivision: England
Coords: 50.72°N / 2.43°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Charminster England 1,366 2.2 km

NE Puddletown England 1,158 7.0 km

W Winterbourne Abbas England 652 7.8 km

S Overcombe England 4,971 9.1 km

SW Portesham England 566 10.6 km

N Cerne Abbas England 784 10.7 km

SW Chickerell England 2,966 11.4 km

S Weymouth England 53,416 11.5 km

NW Maiden Newton England 1,268 12.0 km

NE Milborne St Andrew England 1,062 12.7 km

Air access

nearby

YEO

RNAS Yeovilton

Medium airport

35.6 km

BOH

Bournemouth Airport

Medium airport

42.5 km

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Dorchester?: 16,879 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Dorchester in?: Europe/London.
Which country is Dorchester in?: United Kingdom (GB).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2651101

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  "data": {
    "id": 2651101,
    "name": "Dorchester",
    "ascii_name": "Dorchester",
    "country_code": "GB",
    "population": 16879,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/London",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 50.71667,
    "longitude": -2.43333
  }
}