Potchefstroom

Summary

Potchefstroom is a city^[1]. Potchefstroom ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Potchefstroom is located in Tlokwe Local Municipality^[3].
• Potchefstroom is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Potchefstroom's image is recorded as Town Hall, Potgieter Street, Potchefstroom-001.jpg^[5].
• Potchefstroom's image is recorded as Building Potchefstroom University.jpg^[6].
• Potchefstroom's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Potchefstroom's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Potchefstroom's flag image is recorded as South African Burgers Flag.svg^[9].
• Potchefstroom's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137238053^[10].
• Potchefstroom's GND ID is recorded as 4367153-6^[11].
• Potchefstroom's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82250949^[12].
• Potchefstroom's postal code is recorded as 2531^[13].
• Potchefstroom's postal code is recorded as 2520^[14].
• Potchefstroom's Commons category is recorded as Potchefstroom^[15].
• Potchefstroom's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Potchefstroom's local dialing code is recorded as 018^[17].
• +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Potchefstroom^[18].
• Potchefstroom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.715, 'lon': 27.103333333333}^[19].
• Potchefstroom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02t_jn^[20].
• Potchefstroom's official website is recorded as http://www.potch.co.za/^[21].
• Potchefstroom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Potchefstroom^[22].
• Potchefstroom's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 115969c0-a2fb-41f7-98e7-080d82305173^[23].
• Potchefstroom's population is recorded as {'amount': '+148804'}^[24].
• Potchefstroom's WOEID is recorded as 1586625^[25].
• Potchefstroom's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0052409^[26].
• Potchefstroom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Potchefstroom's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+184.2'}^[28]. Potchefstroom's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1350'}^[29]. Potchefstroom's population is recorded as {'amount': '+148804'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

+1838-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Potchefstroom^[18].

Why It Matters

Potchefstroom ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).^[2] Potchefstroom has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]