Botshabelo

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Botshabelo

Total population

181,712

Air quality index

61Moderate

Coordinates-29.23°, 26.73°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Botshabelo, meaning "a place of refuge", is a large township set up in 1979. It is located east of Bloemfontein in the present-day Free State province of South Africa. Botshabelo is now the largest township in Free State and is the second largest township in South Africa.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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  3.8 mi away
• Selosesha 10
  4.2 mi away
• Selosesha-IA
  4.9 mi away
• Bultfontein
  5.1 mi away
• Selosesha Unit 1
  5.3 mi away
• Selosesha 4
  5.5 mi away
• Selosesha
  5.6 mi away
• Selosesha 3
  5.6 mi away
• Blydskap
  5.6 mi away
• Thaba Nchu 16
  5.8 mi away
• Thaba Nchu 21
  5.9 mi away
• Selosesha 2
  6.1 mi away

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