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About Orania

Orania, on the Orange River in the Northern Cape, is reached via the R369 off the N12 at Hopetown, with Kimberley (160 km) and Bloemfontein (242 km) the nearest big towns and Johannesburg a solid 633 km haul. Locals pop in from Hopetown, Petrusville, and Vanderkloof for daily business, but the real draw for out-of-towners is the town itself, a self-governing Afrikaner settlement founded in 1991 that even runs its own currency, the Ora, alongside the rand. Don't expect EV chargers this far out, fill up in Kimberley first.

Where is Orania on the map?

Orania is in South Africa, at -29.813, 24.410 - about 40 km south-east of Hopetown.

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Weather in Orania

Today
Drizzle21° / 11°C
  • Precip: 0.2 mm
  • Wind: 19 km/h
Tomorrow
Drizzle24° / 11°C
  • Precip: 0.1 mm
  • Wind: 12 km/h

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What is the closest airport to Orania?

The closest airport to Orania is Kimberley Airport, 164 km (about 2 h 21 min by car).

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