Free State, South Africa · Africa
431,944
Population
Africa
Continent
Johannesburg
Timezone
ZA
Country Code
Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkɔm]) is a city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng. The city's Sesotho name, Matjhabeng means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique etc. met to work in the mines of the gold fields. A sett...
Coordinates
-27.9774°, 26.7351°
Region/State
Free State
District
Lejweleputswa District Municipality
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Country
South Africa
Region
Free State
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
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