Dewetsdorp
Dewetsdorp is a city in South Africa with a population of about 11,379.
Dewetsdorp is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa, 68 km south-east of Bloemfontein. The town was set up, without approval of the Volksraad, by field-cornet Jacobus de Wet, father of the Second Anglo-Boer War general Christiaan de Wet. Eventually recognized officially, the town became a municipality and named De Wet in 1890. General Christiaan de Wet successfully attacked English forces stationed there in November 1900.
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About Dewetsdorp
| Country | South Africa |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 03 |
| Population | 11,379 |
| Local currency | ZAR |
| Coordinates | -29.5827, 26.6651 |
| Time zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 452 km · Pretoria |
| Population (South Africa) | #374 most populated in South Africa |
| Where on Earth | 29°34′58″S · 26°39′54″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,293 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 6,726 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Maseru (Lesotho) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 29.58, -153.33 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 6,648 km |
| Dubai | 6,814 km |
| São Paulo | 7,202 km |
| Singapore | 8,844 km |
| Paris | 9,050 km |
| London | 9,390 km |