Central address: Unnamed Road, Piet Retief, 2380, South Africa
Elevation: 1202.933
Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg
Latitude: 27° 1' 28.056'' S
Longitude: 30° 47' 32.8488'' E
Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.
The latitude of Piet Retief is -27.024460, and the longitude is 30.792458. Piet Retief is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 27° 1' 28.056'' S and 30° 47' 32.8488'' E. The elevation of Piet Retief is 1202.933, the time zone is Africa/Johannesburg.
Latitude | -27.024460 | Longitude | 30.792458 |
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Elevation | 1202.933 | DMS Lat | 27° 1' 28.056'' S |
DMS Lng | 30° 47' 32.8488'' E | GeoHASH | kejyk8q7h78bg |
UTM Zone | 36J | UTM Easting | 280993.873523113 |
UTM Northing | 7008937.95947551 | Time Zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
Country | South Africa | Country Code | 27 |