George, South Africa

George is a large place in the region of Western Cape in South Africa with a population of approximately 157,394 people and is one of the largest places in South Africa. Find all facts and information about George.

Facts and figures on George at a glance

Name: George (George)
Status: Large place
Population: 157,394 people
Region name (Level 3): George
Region name (Level 2): Eden District Municipality
Region name (Level 1): Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa

George is located in the region of Western Cape. Western Cape's capital Cape Town (Cape Town) is approximately 373 km / 232 mi away from George (as the crow flies). The distance from George to South Africa's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 1,066 km / 663 mi (as the crow flies).

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Facts and figures about George
PlaceStatusPopulationRegion
George GeorgeLarge place157,394 peopleWestern Cape Western Cape

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Information on George

Information on George
Place nameRegion name Level 3Region name Level 2Region name Level 1CountryContinent
George GeorgeGeorge GeorgeEden District Municipality Eden District MunicipalityWestern Cape Western CapeSouth AfricaAfrica

Time in George

Time in George
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 4:55pm (16:55h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 4:55pm (16:55h)UTC +2.0Africa/Johannesburg

Geographic coordinates of George

Latitude & Longitude of George
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map33°57'46.8"S (-33.9630000°)22°27'42.2"E (22.4617300°)

Distances from George

Distances from George
To equator (0° lat)To prime meridian (0° lon)To the largest places
3,765 km south of the equator2,072 km east of the prime meridianDistances from George

Places around George

6 places found within 5 km around George. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km
Places in the regional area of George
PlacePopulationDistanceRoute
Heatherlands Heatherlands-2.3 km 1.4 mishow
Rosemoor Rosemoor-2.4 km 1.5 mishow
Conville Conville-2.9 km 1.8 mishow
Borcherds Borcherds-3.3 km 2.1 mishow
Thembalethu Thembalethu-4.9 km 3.1 mishow
Blanco Blanco-5.0 km 3.1 mishow

Airports around George

2 airports found within 15 km around George. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km
Airports in the regional area of George
AirportCodeDistanceRoute
George Airport George AirportFAGG, GRJ9.0 km 5.6 mishow
Airport Pieter Willem Botha Lughawe Pieter Willem Botha Lughawe9.7 km 6.0 mishow

External sources of information on George

George on Wikipedia