Faure
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa
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Cape Town International Airport (9 mi) - Robertson Airport (68 mi)
- Langebaanweg Airport (81 mi)
- Saldanha /Vredenburg Airport (86 mi)
- Overberg Airport (93 mi)
- Vredendal Airport (165 mi)
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -34.028 and 18.749 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -34° 1' 40" and E 18° 44' 54"
- 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: 12:01 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:24 am and 5:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore Faure
Faure in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is a city in South Africa about 804 mi (or 1,293 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
Local time in Faure is now 12:01 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports in the vicinity of Faure, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Cape Town International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), North-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Paarl, Malmesbury and Hermanus. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 40% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 53% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Wedgeview Country House & Spa
Asara Wine Estate & Hotel
Smart Stay Apartments
La Petite Dauphine
The Wild Mushroom
Ridgemor Villa Guest House
Chameleon Lodge
At Winkfield House
NH Cape Town The Lord Charles
Southern Cross Guest House
Videos from this area
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MiX Telematics housebuilding project
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SANABO South African Elite Champs 2012 - Light Heavyweight Quarter finals
First round Wesley Gibson (Mpumalanga) in red Luvuyo Sizani (Eastern cape) in blue.
The Wisdom of the Anointing - Nathaniel Jarrison Larke (Minister)
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SANABO South African Elite Boxing Champs - middleweight quarter finals
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Etienne jumping a sand mound in Macassar
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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.
Chris Hani Secondary School
Chris Hani Secondary School is an English-medium school located in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,676 students and was staffed by 52 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0106041332. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.
Eersterivier Secondary School
Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste Rivier, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1995 and as of 2006 it had some 1,443 students and 43 educators http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0107323861. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years. http://curriculum. wcape. school.
Faure level crossing accident
The Faure level crossing accident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West, a town outside Cape Town, South Africa. The truck was carrying at least thirty-three workers from a local vineyard and there were nineteen fatalities (eleven men and eight women) and six injured people among the occupants of the vehicle.
Macassar Village Land Occupation
The squatter's movement Abahlali baseMjondolo occupied a piece of vacant state owned land in Macassar Village, near Somerset West outside of Cape Town on 18 May 2009. The occupation was later destroyed by the city's anti-land invasion unit.
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