Philipstown

Philipstown is a town in the eastern region of . Town 56 km north-east of . It was established in May 1863 on the farm Rietfontein and became a municipality in August 1876.
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  • Town with 3,370 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,364 metres (4,475 feet)
  • …is also known as “Philipstown, South Africa”
  • …dates from 1863
  • Description: human settlement in South Africa
  • Neighbors:

Philipstown

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Latitude
-30.43694° or 30° 26′ 13″ south
Longitude
24.47194° or 24° 28′ 19″ east
Open location code
4GX6HF7C+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262721924
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
965471
Wiki­data ID
Q3642507

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Philipstown” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Philipstown”
  • Asturian: “Philipstown”
  • Chinese: “菲利普斯敦”
  • Dutch: “Philipstown”
  • Estonian: “Philipstown”
  • French: “Philipstown”
  • Pedi: “Philipstown”
  • Romanian: “Philipstown”
  • Russian: “Филипстаун (ЮАР)”
  • Russian: “Филипстаун”
  • Zulu: “IPhilipstown, INyakatho Kapa”
  • Zulu: “IPhilipstown”

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