Potchefstroom

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2223

Global Rank

0.3

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


Share

South Africa • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Johannesburg UTC+2

Population
213K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
8,170 km² (3,154 mi²)
Density
26/km² (67/mi²)

Primary city Potchefstroom

State / province North West

Language English

Potchefstroom metro area

-26.71, 27.10
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Leopards

Potchefstroom

Languages of Potchefstroom

Tswana first in North West; 11 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoTswana
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalZulu
NationalXhosa
NationalAfrikaans
English reach, North West
31%
Tier 3 country

North West on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#860

North-West University

Potchefstroom, South Africa