Potchefstroom geodata
Potchefstroom (North-West) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in South Africa in Africa/Johannesburg (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 123,669 people, there are 44 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in South Africa, 70.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 57.2% of cities are located further →East and 68.1% of cities have lower elevation than Potchefstroom. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North-West
- Level 2: Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
- Level 3: Tlokwe City Council
Potchefstroom GPS coordinates[2]
26° 43' 0.012" South, 27° 6' 0" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | -26.08689°, | 26.39688° |
| Center: | -26.71667°, | 27.1° |
| Lower-right: | -27.34299°, | 27.80313° |
| Map W x H: | 139.7×139.7 km | = 86.8×86.8mi |
| max Lat: | -22.34881° ⇑29.2% North |
| Potchefstroom: | -26.71667° |
| min Lat: | ⇓70.8% South -34.66739° |
| min Long | Potchefstroom | max Long |
| 16.8697° | 27.1° | 32.26762° |
| W 42.8%⇐ | ⇒57.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Potchefstroom is 1335 m = 4380 ft, and this is 365.4 m = 1199 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1873 m = 6145 ft | 31.9% |
| Potchefstroom | 1335 m 4380 ft | |
| Avg. | 969.6 m = 3181 ft | |
Min E: |
7 m = 23 ft | 68.1% |
See also: Potchefstroom elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Potchefstroom is located in South temperate zone (between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 364.7 km =226.6 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Potchefstroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equator | 2970.6 | 1845.8 | to North |
| Tropic Capricorn | 364.7 | 226.6 | to North |
| Antarctic Circle | 4430.6 | 2753 | to South |
| South Pole | 7036.4 | 4372.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Potchefstroom: (largest is in red/bold)
• Carletonville
49.4 km =30.7 mi, 
36°
• Fochville
46.7 km =29 mi, 
57°
• Klerksdorp
45.6 km =28.3 mi, 
250°
• Koppies
74.9 km =46.5 mi, 
141°
• Orange Farm
80.5 km =50 mi, 
71°
• Orkney
51.5 km =32 mi, 
235°
• Parys
41.1 km =25.5 mi, 
120°
• Sasolburg
72 km =44.7 mi, 
98°
• Stilfontein
35.9 km =22.3 mi, 246°
• Vanderbijlpark
73.3 km =45.5 mi, 
89°
• Ventersdorp
52.6 km =32.7 mi, 
328°
• Vereeniging
82.2 km =51.1 mi, 86°
• Viljoenskroon
56.7 km =35.2 mi, 
195°
• Vredefort
41.7 km =25.9 mi, 140°
• Westonaria
70.2 km =43.6 mi, 
50°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in South Africa existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
