Stellenbosch

Summary

Stellenbosch is a city^[1]. Stellenbosch ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,600 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stellenbosch is located in Stellenbosch Local Municipality^[3].
• Stellenbosch is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Stellenbosch's head of government is recorded as Jeremy Fasser^[5].
• Stellenbosch's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Stellenbosch's official language is recorded as Afrikaans^[7].
• Simon van der Stel is named after Stellenbosch^[8].
• Stellenbosch's postal code is recorded as 7600^[9].
• Stellenbosch's postal code is recorded as 7599^[10].
• Stellenbosch's Commons category is recorded as Stellenbosch^[11].
• Stellenbosch's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[12].
• Stellenbosch's local dialing code is recorded as 021^[13].
• January 1, 1679 marks the founding of Stellenbosch^[14].
• Stellenbosch's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.936666666667, 'lon': 18.861388888889}^[15].
• Stellenbosch's official website is recorded as https://stellenbosch.gov.za/^[16].
• Stellenbosch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stellenbosch^[17].
• Stellenbosch's Commons gallery is recorded as Stellenbosch^[18].
• Stellenbosch has a population of {'amount': '+80316'}^[19].
• Stellenbosch's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Stellenbosch's capital of is recorded as Stellenbosch Local Municipality^[21].
• Stellenbosch's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Stellenbosch^[22].
• Stellenbosch's category for people who died here is recorded as Q26943725^[23].
• Stellenbosch's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Stellenbosch^[24].
• Stellenbosch sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+136'}^[25].
• Stellenbosch covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.24'}^[26].

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Geography

Stellenbosch is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Stellenbosch is located in Stellenbosch Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Stellenbosch covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.24'}^[26]. Stellenbosch sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+136'}^[25]. Stellenbosch has a population of {'amount': '+80316'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Stellenbosch's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1679 marks the founding of Stellenbosch^[14]. Simon van der Stel is named after Stellenbosch^[8].

Why It Matters

Stellenbosch ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,600 views/month).^[2] Stellenbosch has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Stellenbosch is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]