NEWCASTLE

KwaZulu-Natal · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 27.76°S / 29.93°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 971,421

Newcastle is a city in South Africa with a population of 404,838. It sits at -27.76/29.93, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 11 km from Ngagane.

Population 404,838

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: KwaZulu-Natal
Coords: 27.76°S / 29.93°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

SE Ngagane KwaZulu-Natal 1,321 11.2 km

SE Dannhauser KwaZulu-Natal 10,378 31.0 km

E Waterval KwaZulu-Natal 1,674 33.1 km

W Memel Free State 8,556 37.0 km

N Charlestown KwaZulu-Natal 5,262 38.9 km

E Utrecht KwaZulu-Natal 8,486 40.0 km

N Volksrust Mpumalanga 43,378 43.8 km

NE Wakkerstroom Mpumalanga 8,209 49.3 km

Air access

nearby

NCS

Newcastle Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Newcastle?: 404,838 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Newcastle in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Newcastle in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Newcastle?: Newcastle Airport (NCS).
How far is Newcastle from Pretoria?: About 283 km.
Does Newcastle 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 Newcastle in?: KwaZulu-Natal.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/971421

{
  "data": {
    "id": 971421,
    "name": "Newcastle",
    "ascii_name": "Newcastle",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 404838,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -27.75796,
    "longitude": 29.9318
  }
}

Context

comparatives

306.5x the population of Ngagane.
11 km from Ngagane.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.