ALBERTON

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.27°S / 28.12°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,023,441

Alberton is a city in South Africa with a population of 121,536. It sits at -26.27/28.12, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 6 km from Germiston.

Population 121,536

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 26.27°S / 28.12°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Germiston Gauteng 255,863 6.6 km

S Tokoza Gauteng 106,000 10.2 km

NW Johannesburg Gauteng 9,418,183 10.7 km

N Edenvale Gauteng 49,292 14.4 km

NE Boksburg Gauteng 445,168 15.1 km

N Eastleigh Gauteng 6,988 15.7 km

N Eden Glen Gauteng 7,345 15.7 km

N Eden Glen Ext 60 Gauteng 5,494 16.3 km

N Alexandra Gauteng 179,624 18.2 km

S Randvaal Gauteng 2,049 18.6 km

Air access

nearby

QRA

Rand Airport

Medium airport

4.0 km

FABB

Brakpan Airport

Small airport

18.2 km

JNB

O.R. Tambo International Airport

Large airport

18.9 km

FASI

Springs Airfield

Small airport

27.6 km

GCJ

Grand Central Airport

Medium airport

31.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Alberton?: 121,536 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Alberton in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Alberton in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Alberton?: Rand Airport (QRA).
How far is Alberton from Pretoria?: About 59 km.
Does Alberton have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: English.
What currency is used in South Africa?: Rand.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.
Which admin region is Alberton in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1023441

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1023441,
    "name": "Alberton",
    "ascii_name": "Alberton",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 121536,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -26.26786,
    "longitude": 28.12225
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.1x smaller than Germiston.
6 km from Germiston.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.