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Potchefstroom | |
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Clockwise from top: Town Hall (on Potgieter Street), Reformed Church, Dutch Reformed Church. | |
| Motto(s): City of Expertise Motswe Wa Boitseanape Stad van Deskundigheid | |
  Potchefstroom  Potchefstroom  Potchefstroom | |
| Coordinates: 26°42′54″S 27°06′12″E / 26.71500°S 27.10333°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  North West |
| District | Southern |
| Municipality | JB Marks |
| Established | 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kgotso Khumalo (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.44 km2 (62.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 43,448 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 70% |
| • Black African | 25.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 71.4% |
| • Tswana | 11.0% |
| • English | 7.6% |
| • Sotho | 3.9% |
| • Other | 6.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2520 |
| PO box | 2520 |
| Area code | 018 |
| Website | [1] |
| Historical states in present-day South Africa |
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 South Africa portal |
Potchefstroom (locally /ˈpɒtʃɛfstrʊərm/ POTCH-ef-stroorm;[2] Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˌpɔtʃɛfˈstruəm]), colloquially known as Potch, is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooirivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river"), roughly 120 km (75 mi) west-southwest of Johannesburg and 45 km (28 mi) east-northeast of Klerksdorp.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Potchefstroom". Census 2011.
- ^ A look on the little gems in Potchefstroom, North West - YouTube. 24 September 2018. Event occurs at 0:13. Retrieved 17 October 2024.