Welkom

Summary

Welkom is a town^[1]. Welkom ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Welkom is located in Matjhabeng Local Municipality^[3].
• Welkom is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Welkom's image is recorded as Welkom city centre.JPG^[5].
• Welkom's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Welkom's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126239135^[7].
• Welkom's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83052272^[8].
• Welkom's postal code is recorded as 9459^[9].
• Welkom's postal code is recorded as 9460^[10].
• Welkom's Commons category is recorded as Welkom (city)^[11].
• Welkom's local dialing code is recorded as 057^[12].
• +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Welkom^[13].
• Welkom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -27.983055555556, 'lon': 26.720833333333}^[14].
• Welkom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xd7y^[15].
• Welkom's page banner is recorded as Welkom Free State Wikivoyage Banner.jpg^[16].
• Welkom's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as c2ff6b63-e563-4c7f-9474-167c0c3963cc^[17].
• Welkom's capital of is recorded as Lejweleputswa District Municipality^[18].
• Welkom's capital of is recorded as Matjhabeng Local Municipality^[19].
• Welkom's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Welkom^[20].
• Welkom's category for people born here is recorded as Q126042544^[21].
• Welkom's GeoNames ID is recorded as 940909^[22].
• Welkom's UN/LOCODE is recorded as ZAWEL^[23].
• Welkom's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1333'}^[24].
• Welkom's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1300213^[25].
• Welkom's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1906065^[26].
• Welkom's panoramic view is recorded as Graveyard pathways (Poly Haven).jpg^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Welkom's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1333'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Welkom's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

+1947-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Welkom^[13].

Why It Matters

Welkom ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] Welkom has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Welkom is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]