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City profile · South Africa · Africa

Senekal

City population
39,584
#143
in South Africa
#17
in Free State
#14,120
worldwide
PretoriaSenekal
-28.320, 27.621 · 292 km from Pretoria
City population
39,584
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Africa
#143
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,120
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Africa
0.1%
of the national population

About Senekal

Senekal is a city in Free State, South Africa with a population of 39,584. It is the 143rd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 14,120th largest worldwide. It lies 292 km from Pretoria.

Position in South Africa
#143of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Free State
#17of 41
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#17of 41
Distance to capital
to Pretoria
Elevation
1,431 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-28.320, 27.621
Record updated
2024-01-18
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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