ORKNEY

North West · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.98°S / 26.67°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 967,476

Orkney is a city in South Africa with a population of 110,052. It sits at -26.98/26.67, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 7 km from Umzimhle.

Population 110,052

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: North West
Coords: 26.98°S / 26.67°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

NE Umzimhle North West 7,352 7.6 km

N Klerksdorp North West 227,039 14.2 km

NE Stilfontein North West 93,110 17.7 km

NW Hartbeesfontein North West 22,294 34.6 km

SE Viljoenskroon Free State 54,955 37.2 km

S Bothaville Free State 71,934 45.6 km

Air access

nearby

KXE

P C Pelser Airport

Medium airport

12.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Orkney?: 110,052 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Orkney in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Orkney in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Orkney?: P C Pelser Airport (KXE).
How far is Orkney from Pretoria?: About 204 km.
Does Orkney 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 Orkney in?: North West.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/967476

{
  "data": {
    "id": 967476,
    "name": "Orkney",
    "ascii_name": "Orkney",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 110052,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -26.98023,
    "longitude": 26.67272
  }
}

Context

comparatives

15.0x the population of Umzimhle.
7 km from Umzimhle.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.