GERMISTON

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.23°S / 28.18°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,002,108

Germiston is a city in South Africa with a population of 255,863. It sits at -26.23/28.18, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 6 km from Alberton.

Population 255,863

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 26.23°S / 28.18°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Alberton Gauteng 121,536 6.6 km

E Boksburg Gauteng 445,168 8.7 km

N Edenvale Gauteng 49,292 10.7 km

N Eden Glen Gauteng 7,345 11.4 km

N Eastleigh Gauteng 6,988 11.8 km

N Eden Glen Ext 60 Gauteng 5,494 12.1 km

W Johannesburg Gauteng 9,418,183 13.8 km

S Tokoza Gauteng 106,000 14.7 km

E Benoni Gauteng 605,344 15.3 km

N Modderfontein Gauteng 3,000 16.2 km

Air access

nearby

QRA

Rand Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FABB

Brakpan Airport

Small airport

12.5 km

JNB

O.R. Tambo International Airport

Large airport

12.6 km

FASI

Springs Airfield

Small airport

22.2 km

GCJ

Grand Central Airport

Medium airport

27.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Germiston?: 255,863 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Germiston in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Germiston in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Germiston?: Rand Airport (QRA).
How far is Germiston from Pretoria?: About 54 km.
Does Germiston 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 Germiston in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1002108

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1002108,
    "name": "Germiston",
    "ascii_name": "Germiston",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 255863,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -26.23481,
    "longitude": 28.17665
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.1x the population of Alberton.
6 km from Alberton.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.