MARIKANA

North West · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 25.70°S / 27.47°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 11,204,123

Marikana is a city in South Africa with a population of 23,389. It sits at -25.70/27.47, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 9 km from Mooinooi.

Population 23,389

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: North West
Coords: 25.70°S / 27.47°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Mooinooi North West 5,670 9.8 km

W Rustenburg North West 373,695 23.6 km

N Hartbeestfontein-A North West 31,554 28.8 km

E Brits North West 122,497 31.5 km

S Magaliesburg Gauteng 7,623 33.6 km

NW Maile North West 10,000 34.5 km

S Orient Hills Gauteng 2,043 39.0 km

E Hartbeespoort North West 26,732 39.8 km

NW Monnakato North West 9,676 43.5 km

NE Letlhabile North West 49,718 43.8 km

Air access

nearby

FARG

Rustenburg Airport

Medium airport

21.3 km

FAAP

Aviators Paradise Field

Small airport

30.9 km

FAKR

Krugersdorp Airport

Small airport

49.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Marikana?: 23,389 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Marikana in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Marikana in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Marikana?: Rustenburg Airport (FARG).
How far is Marikana from Pretoria?: About 72 km.
Does Marikana 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 Marikana in?: North West.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/11204123

{
  "data": {
    "id": 11204123,
    "name": "Marikana",
    "ascii_name": "Marikana",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 23389,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -25.699,
    "longitude": 27.47475
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.1x the population of Mooinooi.
9 km from Mooinooi.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.