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POTCHEFSTROOM

North West · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.72°S / 27.10°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 964,349

Potchefstroom is a city in South Africa with a population of 178,285. It sits at -26.72/27.10, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 35 km from Stilfontein.

Population 178,285
Place Type County Seat
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields
Country
South Africa
Subdivision
North West
Coords
26.72°S / 27.10°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km
SW Stilfontein North West 93,110 35.9 km
NE Welverdiend Gauteng 3,244 40.5 km
SE Parys Free State 71,319 41.1 km
SE Vredefort Free State 17,515 41.6 km
SW Umzimhle North West 7,352 44.0 km
W Klerksdorp North West 227,039 45.6 km
NE Fochville North West 62,416 46.7 km
NE Carletonville Gauteng 182,304 49.3 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Potchefstroom?
178,285 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Potchefstroom in?
Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Potchefstroom in?
South Africa (ZA).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/964349

{
  "data": {
    "id": 964349,
    "name": "Potchefstroom",
    "ascii_name": "Potchefstroom",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 178285,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": -26.71667,
    "longitude": 27.1
  }
}
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