PAARL

Western Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 33.73°S / 18.98°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,363,094

Paarl is a city in South Africa with a population of 236,910. It sits at -33.73/18.98, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 10 km from Wellington.

Population 236,910

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Western Cape
Coords: 33.73°S / 18.98°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Wellington Western Cape 55,543 10.9 km

S Victor Verster Western Cape 3,387 12.1 km

SW Klapmuts Western Cape 9,229 13.4 km

S Wemmershoek Western Cape 1,238 16.7 km

S Pniel Western Cape 2,366 17.7 km

S Languedoc Western Cape 5,138 18.2 km

SE Wiesiesdraai Western Cape 2,069 20.1 km

S Kylemore Western Cape 5,185 20.2 km

SE Le Roux Western Cape 17,432 21.0 km

SE Hugenote Western Cape 1,277 23.3 km

Air access

nearby

FAWN

Cape Winelands Airport

Small airport

22.2 km

FASH

Stellenbosch Airport

Small airport

30.9 km

FAAA

Atlantic Aerodrome

Small airport

36.8 km

CPT

Cape Town International Airport

Large airport

43.5 km

FAYP

Ysterplaat Air Force Base

Medium airport

47.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Paarl?: 236,910 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Paarl in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Paarl in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Paarl?: Cape Winelands Airport (FAWN).
How far is Paarl from Pretoria?: About 1,256 km.
Does Paarl 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 Paarl in?: Western Cape.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3363094

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3363094,
    "name": "Paarl",
    "ascii_name": "Paarl",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 236910,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": -33.73378,
    "longitude": 18.97523
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.3x the population of Wellington.
10 km from Wellington.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.