ALEXANDER BAY

Northern Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 28.60°S / 16.49°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,370,511

Alexander Bay is a city in South Africa with a population of 1,736. It sits at -28.60/16.49, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 7 km from Oranjemund.

Population 1,736

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Northern Cape
Coords: 28.60°S / 16.49°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

NW Oranjemund Karas Region 8,496 7.5 km

Air access

nearby

ALJ

Alexander Bay Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

OMD

Oranjemund Airport

Medium airport

4.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Alexander Bay?: 1,736 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Alexander Bay in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Alexander Bay in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Alexander Bay?: Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ).
How far is Alexander Bay from Pretoria?: About 1,200 km.
Does Alexander Bay 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 Alexander Bay in?: Northern Cape.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3370511

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3370511,
    "name": "Alexander Bay",
    "ascii_name": "Alexander Bay",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 1736,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -28.59608,
    "longitude": 16.48535
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.9x smaller than Oranjemund.
7 km from Oranjemund.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.