Aurora
Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa situated 43 kilometres north-west of Piketberg and 29km south of Redelinghuys. Established in 1906, it was named after the Roman goddess of dawn.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (340 feet)
- …is also known as “Aurora, South Africa”
- Description: town
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Latitude
-32.70444° or 32° 42′ 16″ south
Longitude
18.485° or 18° 29′ 6″ east
Open location code
4FVW7FWP+62
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Aurora” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Aurora, Wes-Kaap”
- Afrikaans: “Aurora”
- Asturian: “Aurora”
- Bulgarian: “Аурора”
- Dutch: “Aurora”
- Estonian: “Aurora (LAV)”
- Estonian: “Aurora”
- French: “Aurora”
- German: “Aurora”
- Italian: “Aurora (Sudafrica)”
- Italian: “Aurora”
- Low German: “Aurora”
- Pedi: “Aurora, Kapa Bodikela”
- Pedi: “Aurora”
- Romanian: “Aurora, Western Cape”
- Urdu: “ارورا، مغربی کیپ”
- Zulu: “I-Aurora, INtshonalanga Kapa”
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Notable Places Nearby
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