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CHARLESTOWN

KwaZulu-Natal · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 27.41°S / 29.87°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,013,706

Charlestown is a city in South Africa with a population of 5,262. It sits at -27.41/29.87, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 5 km from Volksrust.

Population 5,262
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields
Country
South Africa
Subdivision
KwaZulu-Natal
Coords
27.41°S / 29.87°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km
N Volksrust Mpumalanga 43,378 5.1 km
E Wakkerstroom Mpumalanga 8,209 27.4 km
N Daggakraal Mpumalanga 15,793 32.5 km
N Palmietfontein Mpumalanga 1,670 34.5 km
NW Perdekop Mpumalanga 6,087 36.8 km
S Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal 404,838 38.9 km
SW Memel Free State 8,556 42.6 km
N Amersfoort Mpumalanga 14,778 44.5 km
S Ngagane KwaZulu-Natal 1,321 49.1 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Charlestown?
5,262 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Charlestown in?
Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Charlestown in?
South Africa (ZA).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1013706

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1013706,
    "name": "Charlestown",
    "ascii_name": "Charlestown",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 5262,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -27.41112,
    "longitude": 29.87375
  }
}
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