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Potchefstroom
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Potchefstroom
Total population
43,448
Coordinates-26.71°, 27.10°
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Potchefstroom, known colloquially as Potch, is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University. Potchefstroom is situated on the Mooi River, approximately 120 km (75 mi) west-southwest of Johannesburg and 45 km (28 mi) east-northeast of Klerksdorp.
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-26.7078
Longitude
27.0958
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Sources
- • Wikipedia