SOMERSET WEST

Western Cape · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 34.08°S / 18.82°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 6,951,112

Somerset West is a city in South Africa with a population of 225,289. It sits at -34.08/18.82, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 17 km from Stellenbosch.

Population 225,289

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Western Cape
Coords: 34.08°S / 18.82°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Stellenbosch Western Cape 96,228 17.1 km

NW Kuils River Western Cape 46,685 19.0 km

SE Grabouw Western Cape 37,490 19.4 km

NE Kylemore Western Cape 5,185 22.2 km

NE Languedoc Western Cape 5,138 24.7 km

NE Pniel Western Cape 2,366 24.7 km

N Kraaifontein Western Cape 57,911 27.9 km

N Klapmuts Western Cape 9,229 30.5 km

S Betty’s Bay Western Cape 1,653 31.1 km

NE Wemmershoek Western Cape 1,238 31.1 km

Air access

nearby

FASH

Stellenbosch Airport

Small airport

11.4 km

CPT

Cape Town International Airport

Large airport

23.4 km

FAWN

Cape Winelands Airport

Small airport

35.6 km

FAYP

Ysterplaat Air Force Base

Medium airport

36.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Somerset West?: 225,289 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Somerset West in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Somerset West in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Somerset West?: Stellenbosch Airport (FASH).
How far is Somerset West from Pretoria?: About 1,293 km.
Does Somerset West 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 Somerset West in?: Western Cape.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/6951112

{
  "data": {
    "id": 6951112,
    "name": "Somerset West",
    "ascii_name": "Somerset West",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 225289,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -34.08401,
    "longitude": 18.82113
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.3x the population of Stellenbosch.
17 km from Stellenbosch.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.