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Welkom
City population
431,944
#16
in South Africa
#2
in Free State
#1,331
worldwide
-27.977, 26.735 · 287 km from Pretoria
About Welkom
Welkom is a city in Free State, South Africa with a population of 431,944. It is the 16th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 1,331st largest worldwide. It lies 287 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 41
Elevation
1,376 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-27.977, 26.735
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.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in South AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.