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WELKOM

Free State · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 27.98°S / 26.74°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 940,909

Welkom is a city in South Africa with a population of 431,944. It sits at -27.98/26.74, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 12 km from Odendaalsrus.

Population 431,944
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields
Country
South Africa
Subdivision
Free State
Coords
27.98°S / 26.74°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km
N Odendaalsrus Free State 76,371 12.3 km
N Kutloanong Free State 95,008 16.0 km
SE Virginia Free State 122,502 19.0 km
N Allanridge Free State 31,700 26.3 km
E Hennenman Free State 22,847 28.4 km
E Phomolong Free State 24,635 34.4 km
W Wesselsbron Free State 42,552 38.8 km
E Ventersburg Free State 13,490 41.4 km
S Theunissen Free State 34,718 48.2 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Welkom?
431,944 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Welkom in?
Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Welkom in?
South Africa (ZA).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/940909

{
  "data": {
    "id": 940909,
    "name": "Welkom",
    "ascii_name": "Welkom",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 431944,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -27.97742,
    "longitude": 26.73506
  }
}
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