Welkom, South Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Welkom,_South_Africa
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Welkom_Airport
gptkbp:area 168.5 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 057
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:distanceFromBloemfontein about 160 km
gptkbp:distanceFromCairo about 270 km
gptkbp:district designed with traffic circles
gptkbp:elevation 1360 m
gptkbp:founded 1947
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Sir_Ernest_Oppenheimer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Welkom, South Africa
gptkbp:knownFor gold mining
gptkbp:latitude -27.9833
gptkbp:longitude 26.7333
gptkbp:miningActivity gptkb:gold
gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Matjhabeng_Local_Municipality
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Circle_City
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Ernest_Oppenheimer_Theatre
gptkb:Goldfields_Mall
gptkb:Phakisa_Freeway
gptkb:Welkom_Museum
gptkb:Gold_Museum
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Sesotho
English
gptkbp:population 211011
gptkbp:postalCode 9459
gptkbp:province gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Griffons_Rugby_Union
gptkb:Welkom_Eagles
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Ashkelon,_Israel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mark_Shuttleworth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5