Welkom
Welkom is a railway station in Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State and has an elevation of 1,371 metres. Welkom is situated nearby to the suburb Thabong.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Welkom-Gimnasium.
Welkom-Gimnasium
School
Welkom-Gimnasium is an academic secondary school in Welkom, South Africa. Founded in 1953 as an Afrikaans school, the school has been a dual-medium school offering classes in English since 1996. Welkom-Gimnasium is situated 2 km southwest of Welkom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welkom and Thabong.
Welkom
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Welkom is the second-largest city in the Free State province. Welkom is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.
Thabong
Suburb
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Thabong is the second largest township after Botshabelo in the Free State province of South Africa. The township was established during the years of segregation of black people as well as the township of Bronville for coloured people adjacent to the city of Welkom, to accommodate workers at the world's richest gold mines. Thabong is situated 4 km east of Welkom.
Riebeeckstad
Town
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Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa. Riebeeckstad is situated 7 km northeast of Welkom.
Welkom
Latitude
-27.96667° or 27° 58′ southLongitude
26.75° or 26° 45′ eastElevation
1,371 metres (4,498 feet)Open location code
5G482QM2+82GeoNames ID
940905
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