Piet Retief
Piet Retief is a city in South Africa with a population of about 84,349.
South AfricaTown🏆 #89 most populated in South Africa🕐 Africa/Johannesburg
Pieter Retief was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he later assumed command of punitive expeditions during the sixth Xhosa War. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.
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About Piet Retief
| Country | South Africa |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 07 |
| Population | 84,349 |
| Local currency | ZAR |
| Coordinates | -27.0071, 30.8132 |
| Time zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 297 km · Pretoria |
| Population (South Africa) | #89 most populated in South Africa |
| Where on Earth | 27°0′25″S · 30°48′48″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,006 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 7,012 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Blumenau (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 27.01, -149.19 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 6,344 km |
| Dubai | 6,370 km |
| São Paulo | 7,669 km |
| Singapore | 8,400 km |
| Paris | 8,897 km |
| Moscow | 9,225 km |