JNB
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Large airport
0.0 km
BOKSBURG
Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.21°S / 28.26°E
06
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 1,017,780
Boksburg is a city in South Africa with a population of 445,168. It sits at -26.21/28.26, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 6 km from Benoni.
Population
445,168
Place Type
Populated Place
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
All facts
- Country
- South Africa
- Subdivision
- Gauteng
- Coords
- 26.21°S / 28.26°E
- UTC offset
- +2
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
FABB
Brakpan Airport
Small airport
5.1 km
QRA
Rand Airport
Medium airport
11.3 km
FASI
Springs Airfield
Small airport
14.5 km
GCJ
Grand Central Airport
Medium airport
27.7 km
FAQ
- What is the population of Boksburg?
- 445,168 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Boksburg in?
- Africa/Johannesburg.
- Which country is Boksburg in?
- South Africa (ZA).
- Which airport serves Boksburg?
- O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB).
- How far is Boksburg from Pretoria?
- About 52 km.
- Does Boksburg 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 Boksburg in?
- Gauteng.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1017780
{
"data": {
"id": 1017780,
"name": "Boksburg",
"ascii_name": "Boksburg",
"country_code": "ZA",
"population": 445168,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPL",
"latitude": -26.21197,
"longitude": 28.25958
}
}
Context
- 1.4x smaller than Benoni.
- 6 km from Benoni.
- Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.