Potchefstroom

Summary

Potchefstroom is a city^[1]. Potchefstroom ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,383 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Potchefstroom is located in Tlokwe Local Municipality^[3].
• Potchefstroom is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Potchefstroom's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Potchefstroom's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Potchefstroom's postal code is recorded as 2531^[7].
• Potchefstroom's postal code is recorded as 2520^[8].
• Potchefstroom's Commons category is recorded as Potchefstroom^[9].
• Potchefstroom's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• Potchefstroom's local dialing code is recorded as 018^[11].
• January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Potchefstroom^[12].
• Potchefstroom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.715, 'lon': 27.103333333333}^[13].
• Potchefstroom's official website is recorded as http://www.potch.co.za/^[14].
• Potchefstroom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Potchefstroom^[15].
• Potchefstroom has a population of {'amount': '+148804'}^[16].
• Potchefstroom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Potchefstroom's capital of is recorded as Tlokwe Local Municipality^[18].
• Potchefstroom's category for people born here is recorded as Q10978815^[19].
• Potchefstroom's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32140894^[20].
• Potchefstroom's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Potchefstroom'}^[21].
• Potchefstroom's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Potchefstroom^[22].
• Potchefstroom sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1350'}^[23].
• Potchefstroom covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+184.2'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Potchefstroom is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Potchefstroom is located in Tlokwe Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Potchefstroom covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+184.2'}^[24]. Potchefstroom sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1350'}^[23]. Potchefstroom has a population of {'amount': '+148804'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Potchefstroom^[12].

Why It Matters

Potchefstroom ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,383 views/month).^[2] Potchefstroom has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]