GEORGE

Western Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 33.96°S / 22.46°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,002,145

George is a city in South Africa with a population of 188,580. It sits at -33.96/22.46, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 11 km from Wilderness.

Population 188,580

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Western Cape
Coords: 33.96°S / 22.46°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Wilderness Western Cape 7,385 11.1 km

SW Herolds Bay Western Cape 1,268 11.2 km

W Groot-Brakrivier Western Cape 18,008 23.6 km

W Friemersheim Western Cape 1,479 29.5 km

E Sedgefield Western Cape 10,069 32.4 km

SW Mossel Bay Western Cape 78,940 38.0 km

W Brandwag Western Cape 1,761 38.6 km

N Dysselsdorp Western Cape 15,029 43.0 km

E Rheenendal Western Cape 4,715 45.2 km

NW Oudtshoorn Western Cape 73,694 47.0 km

Air access

nearby

GRJ

George Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

MZY

Mossel Bay Airport

Small airport

43.3 km

OUH

Oudtshoorn Airport

Medium airport

46.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of George?: 188,580 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is George in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is George in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves George?: George Airport (GRJ).
How far is George from Pretoria?: About 1,067 km.
Does George 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 George in?: Western Cape.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1002145

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1002145,
    "name": "George",
    "ascii_name": "George",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 188580,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -33.963,
    "longitude": 22.46173
  }
}

Context

comparatives

25.5x the population of Wilderness.
11 km from Wilderness.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.