Worcester

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Worcester

Total population

97,098

Coordinates-33.65°, 19.45°

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

Overview

Worcester is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 kilometres (75 mi) north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg.

Geography

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

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).

Notable people from here

C. Louis Leipoldt

South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector (1880–1947)

D

Diana Ferrus

South African writer and storyteller (1953-2026)

S

Stefanus François Naudé Gie

South African diplomat and politician (1884-1945)

H

Heini Adams

South African rugby union footballer and coach

P

Pierre de Villiers

rugby union player (1905-1975)

E

Edith Haisman

British supercentenarian, Titanic survivor (1896–1997)

B

Buks Marais

South African rugby union footballer (1927-1996)

Cornel Fredericks

South African hurdler

D.T.H. van der Merwe

Canadian rugby union player

Fairy Heatlie

South African rugby union footballer

J

Jack Gage

South African rugby union player (1907–1989)

N

Nicolaas Smit

South African rugby union player

Tobie Botes

South African-Italian rugby union footballer

C

Claude Henderson

South African cricketer

David Kramer

South African musician

E

Eddie Fuller

South African cricketer (1931-2008)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western Cape

• Rawsonville
  8 mi away
• Goudini
  10.9 mi away
• Botha
  12.2 mi away
• De Doorns
  17.3 mi away
• Ceres
  20.8 mi away
• Nduli
  20.9 mi away
• Wolseley
  21.4 mi away
• Bella Vista
  23.1 mi away
• Wellington
  25 mi away
• Prince Alfred Hamlet
  25.4 mi away · pop. 6,810
• Villiersdorp
  25.4 mi away · pop. 10,004
• Malan
  25.7 mi away

Browse all places in Western Cape →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Rockwood

Heeria argentea

Seen 2026-07-03

Night-scented Pelargonium

Pelargonium triste

Seen 2026-07-03

Yellow Canary

Crithagra flaviventris

Seen 2026-07-02

Yellow Canary

Crithagra flaviventris flaviventris

Seen 2026-07-02

Pale Pyramid Kabong

Lapeirousia pyramidalis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-07-01

Maerman Squill

Drimia capensis

Seen 2026-06-23

Poison-bulb

Boophone disticha

Seen 2026-06-23

Crassula inopina

Crassula inopina

Seen 2026-06-23

Fragrant Kammetjie

Freesia caryophyllacea

Seen 2026-06-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Worcester, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.