Kuruman
in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-27.452 and 23.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -27° 27' 8" and E 23° 25' 56"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:02 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:27 am and 6:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.701 and -157.972 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marconi
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Kuruman

Kuruman in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality (Northern Cape) with it's 9,093 citizens is a place in South Africa about 317 mi (or 509 km) west of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Current time in Kuruman is now 09:02 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Kuruman. The closest airport in South Africa is Johan Pienaar Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kathu, Postmasburg, Ganyesa, Taung and Vryburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Evening Temperature 31°C / 88 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 11%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Thursday, 14th of November 2024

32°C (89 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 15th of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

TSWALU KALAHARI

Address
0,7 mi
TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE KURUMAN - NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE
8460 KURUMAN
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cunningham Cottage Guest House

Address
0,4 mi
24 Cunningham Street
8460 Kuruman
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Safari Travelodge

Address
1,3 mi
42 Poolman Street
8460 Kuruman
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Dream Lodge

Address
2,4 mi
7 Thompson Avenue
8460 Kuruman
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Upington Chosen 1's Spinner (Sopnat) In Kuruman

Published: December 09, 2013
Length: 00:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Francois James Booysen

Warming up...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Eye of Kuruman

The Eye of Kuruman is a spring in the town of Kuruman (part of the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality) in the province of Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the largest known natural spring in the southern hemisphere. The spring forms a small lake in the middle of the town, directly on the N14 road and is located in a fenced park. It has a daily flow of about 20.000 m³ of crystal-clear, potable water. Water from the spring supplies the town of Kuruman.

Located at -27.4635, 23.4363 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Northern Cape, Springs of South Africa, Visitor attractions in the Northern Cape


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kuruman, KMH, Куруман, คุรุมาน, 庫魯曼