Location & Surroundings
Pretoria is the capital city of South Africa with 2,112,693 inhabitants, at 1,332 m elevation. The nearest airport is Wonderboom Airport, 11 km away.
Also known as: IPitoli · Pretória · بريتوريا · 比勒陀利亞 · प्रिटोरिया · Претория
Overview
Pretoria is administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province — ZU inhlokodolobha yaseNingizimu Afrika.
It is located in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa, Africa.
Established in 1855-11-16.
The population is about 741,651 (2011).
It covers about 688 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 1,339 metre.
Also known as: Pretoria, S. Africa, Pretoria, S Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, Pretoria, South Africa
Media
Basic Data
- Country South Africa
- Located in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
- Area 688 square kilometre
- Type capital of a political entity (PPLC)
- capital of a political entity designated as an independent state
Geography
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Coordinates
25° 44' 41" S, 28° 11' 16" E
- Elevation DEM: 1332 m
- Timezone Africa/Johannesburg
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 2,112,693
- Pop. Density 11,387 p/km²
- Built-up 41.2%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Rand (ZAR)
- Phone Prefix +27
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 13:18
- Sunrise 05:33
- Sunset 18:13
- Day length 12 h 40 min
Subdivisions
- Arcadia
- Arcadia Hotel
- Bromona
- Brooklyn
- Capital Park
- Claremont
- Colbyn
- Constantiapark
- Daspoort
- Don Arcadia 1
- Don Arcadia II
- East Lynne
- Eastwood
- Elarduspark
- Erasmia
- Erasmuskloof
- Florauna
- Gezina
- Groenkloof
- Hatfield
- Hercules
- Innesdale
- Jan Niemand Park
- Klipfontein
- Lady Selborne
- Lotus Gardens
- Lynnwood
- Lynnwood Manor
- Lynwood Glen
- Magalieskruin
- Menlo Park
- Menlyn Park
- Meyerspark
- Monavoni
- Moregloed
- Olievenhoutbos Ext 36
- Onderstepoort
- Pretoria Central
- Pretoria East
- Pretoria North
- Pretoria South
- Pretoria-Wes
- Pretoria West
- Prinshof
- PROTEA HOTEL HATFIELD APARTMENT
- Queenswood
- Rietfontein
- Rietondale
- Saulsville
- Sinoville
Alternate Names
Weather in Pretoria
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Pretoria, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 21.7 C with overcast skies and a 1.5 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 21.7 to 31.6 C, max wind 5.6 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 926 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 21.7 | 1.5 | 18 | 27 | 1,016.7 | - / 0.00 | 85 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 24.2 | 1.4 | 289 | 23 | 1,018.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 98.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 31.6 | 3.2 | 332 | 11 | 1,013.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 926.5 | n/a |
| 18h | 26.6 | 1.2 | 288 | 15 | 1,014.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 5 | 317.2 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 22.6 | 5.6 | 42 | 24 | 1,015.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 2 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 24.1 | 4.6 | 31 | 27 | 1,018.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 99 | 95.7 | n/a |
| 36h | 30.9 | 3.6 | 344 | 15 | 1,013.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 865.1 | n/a |
| 42h | 26.4 | 3.1 | 245 | 22 | 1,015.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 158.3 | n/a |
| Thursday | 21.7 | 1.8 | 47 | 39 | 1,016.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 24.9 | 2.3 | 47 | 32 | 1,017.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 98.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 32.1 | 2.6 | 354 | 16 | 1,012.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 39 | 903.2 | n/a |
| 66h | 28.4 | 1.5 | 306 | 21 | 1,014.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 37 | 267.3 | n/a |
| Friday | 23.6 | 4.0 | 53 | 35 | 1,015.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.tshwane.gov.za
- Commons category Pretoria