ROODEPOORT

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.16°S / 27.87°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 936,374

Roodepoort is a city in South Africa with a population of 326,416. It sits at -26.16/27.87, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 11 km from Soweto.

Population 326,416

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 26.16°S / 27.87°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Soweto Gauteng 1,695,047 11.8 km

NW Krugersdorp Gauteng 378,821 12.9 km

N Muldersdriseloop Gauteng 1,500 14.4 km

NE Randburg Gauteng 337,053 14.9 km

W Randfontein Gauteng 133,654 17.2 km

E Johannesburg Gauteng 9,418,183 17.7 km

E Alexandra Gauteng 179,624 23.5 km

NW Bagale Gauteng 16,087 24.9 km

SW Western Areas Gauteng 2,270 27.0 km

SE Alberton Gauteng 121,536 27.6 km

Air access

nearby

FAKR

Krugersdorp Airport

Small airport

17.2 km

FASY

Baragwanath Airfield

Small airport

22.6 km

HLA

Lanseria International Airport

Large airport

25.4 km

QRA

Rand Airport

Medium airport

29.2 km

GCJ

Grand Central Airport

Medium airport

33.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Roodepoort?: 326,416 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Roodepoort in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Roodepoort in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Roodepoort?: Krugersdorp Airport (FAKR).
How far is Roodepoort from Pretoria?: About 56 km.
Does Roodepoort 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 Roodepoort in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/936374

{
  "data": {
    "id": 936374,
    "name": "Roodepoort",
    "ascii_name": "Roodepoort",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 326416,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -26.1625,
    "longitude": 27.8725
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.2x smaller than Soweto.
11 km from Soweto.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.