Central address: Unnamed Road, Welkom Mines, Welkom, 9460, South Africa
Elevation: 1339.721
Time Zone: Africa/Maseru
Latitude: 28° 0' 16.434'' S
Longitude: 26° 46' 23.5776'' E
Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkɔm]) is the second-largest 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.
The latitude of Welkom is -28.004565, and the longitude is 26.773216. Welkom is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 28° 0' 16.434'' S and 26° 46' 23.5776'' E. The elevation of Welkom is 1339.721, the time zone is Africa/Maseru.
| Latitude | -28.004565 | Longitude | 26.773216 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1339.721 | DMS Lat | 28° 0' 16.434'' S |
| DMS Lng | 26° 46' 23.5776'' E | GeoHASH | ke509jztt4syc |
| UTM Zone | 35J | UTM Easting | 477703.324106807 |
| UTM Northing | 6902271.77563076 | Time Zone | Africa/Maseru |
| Country | South Africa | Country Code | 27 |