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Bethlehem, South Africa

Southern Africa

Bethlehem is a city in the eastern Free State province of South Africa, set in a fertile valley on the Liebenbergs River north of the Rooiberg mountains at an altitude of about 1,700 meters. Founded in 1864 and named after the biblical Bethlehem, meaning house of bread in Hebrew, in recognition of its wheat farming heritage, the city briefly served as the seat of the Orange Free State government during the Second Boer War in 1900. The 2011 census recorded 16,236 residents, and Bethlehem has since become one of the fastest growing cities in the Free State, functioning as a regional retail, medical and educational hub with operations from companies including Coca-Cola, South African Breweries and Nestle.

Facts
Population
16,236 1
Founding Year
1859 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
1687 1
Latitude
28.233333 degrees south 1
Longitude
28.3 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Bethlehem, South Africa (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 16,236 (2011)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -28.233333, longitude 28.3
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1687 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 16236 (2011)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -28.2333,28.3
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 1642.0
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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 -28.25, 28.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -28.25, 28.25
-28.25 28.25 Cwb
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4. GeoNames: Bethlehem - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1019704, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.75 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1019704, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.75 km)
-28.23078 28.30707 P PPLA3 ZA 03 DC19 FS192 91075 1630 Africa/Johannesburg
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Bethlehem, South Africa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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