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Jacobsdal

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Founded

1859

Elevation1139 m
Coordinates-29.13°, 24.77°

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City facts

Founded
1859
Elevation
1139 m

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Overview

Jacobsdal is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with various crops under irrigation, such as grapes, potatoes, lucerne, and groundnuts. The town was laid out in 1859 by Christoffel Jacobs on his farm Kalkfontein, and the population was 3,504 in 2011.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-29.1292
Longitude
24.7742
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,175

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
259
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

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