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George, South Africa

Southern Africa

George is a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the Garden Route roughly halfway between Cape Town and Gqeberha, on a plateau between the Outeniqua Mountains and the Indian Ocean. Named after Britain's King George III and established in 1811, it serves as the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route District Municipality and had a population of 157,394 at a 2020 estimate.

Facts
Population
157,394 1
Area (sq km)
77.4 1
Founding Year
1811 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
232 1
Latitude
33.9667 degrees south 1
Longitude
22.45 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. George, South Africa (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1811-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 157,394 (2011)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -33.9667, longitude 22.45
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 232 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 77.4 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 157394 (2011)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -33.9667,22.45
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 225.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.75, 22.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.75, 22.25
-33.75 22.25 BSk
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4. GeoNames: George - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1002145, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.16 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1002145, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.16 km)
-33.963 22.46173 P PPLA2 ZA 11 DC4 WC044 188580 232 Africa/Johannesburg
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Wikidata: George, South Africa
Wikidata Q370456, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
George, South Africa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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