RANDFONTEIN

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.18°S / 27.70°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 963,230

Randfontein is a city in South Africa with a population of 133,654. It sits at -26.18/27.70, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 13 km from Krugersdorp.

Population 133,654

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 26.18°S / 27.70°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Krugersdorp Gauteng 378,821 13.1 km

N Bagale Gauteng 16,087 14.2 km

S Westonaria Gauteng 156,831 15.8 km

E Roodepoort Gauteng 326,416 17.2 km

SE Soweto Gauteng 1,695,047 18.2 km

S Western Areas Gauteng 2,270 18.3 km

NW Orient Hills Gauteng 2,043 19.7 km

S Hillshaven Gauteng 3,068 20.4 km

NE Muldersdriseloop Gauteng 1,500 21.3 km

S Glenharvie Gauteng 11,763 24.3 km

Air access

nearby

FAKR

Krugersdorp Airport

Small airport

11.7 km

FASY

Baragwanath Airfield

Small airport

19.8 km

HLA

Lanseria International Airport

Large airport

35.3 km

QRA

Rand Airport

Medium airport

45.3 km

GCJ

Grand Central Airport

Medium airport

49.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Randfontein?: 133,654 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Randfontein in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Randfontein in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Randfontein?: Krugersdorp Airport (FAKR).
How far is Randfontein from Pretoria?: About 69 km.
Does Randfontein 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 Randfontein in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/963230

{
  "data": {
    "id": 963230,
    "name": "Randfontein",
    "ascii_name": "Randfontein",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 133654,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -26.1844,
    "longitude": 27.70203
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.8x smaller than Krugersdorp.
13 km from Krugersdorp.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.