diff --git a/.pytest_cache/v/cache/lastfailed b/.pytest_cache/v/cache/lastfailed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..512c7494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pytest_cache/v/cache/lastfailed
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geolocation_field.py": true,
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_widget.py": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.pytest_cache/v/cache/nodeids b/.pytest_cache/v/cache/nodeids
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac107d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pytest_cache/v/cache/nodeids
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_allows_GeoPt_instantiated_with_empty_string",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_is_not_equal_when_comparison_is_not_GeoPt_object",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_len_returns_len_of_unicode_value",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_raises_error_when_attribute_error_on_split",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_raises_error_when_type_error_on_split",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_raises_exception_when_value_is_out_of_lower_range",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_raises_exception_when_value_is_out_of_upper_range",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_returns_float_value_when_valid_value",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_sets_lat_lon_on_initialization",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_splits_geo_point_on_comma",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_two_GeoPts_with_different_lat_should_not_be_equal",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_two_GeoPts_with_different_lon_should_not_be_equal",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_two_GeoPts_with_same_lat_lon_should_be_equal",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_uses_empty_string_as_unicode_representation_for_empty_GeoPt",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_geopt_field.py::GeoPtFieldTests::test_uses_lat_comma_lon_as_unicode_representation",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_typename.py::TypeNameTests::test_class_object",
+  "django_google_maps/tests/test_typename.py::TypeNameTests::test_simple_type_returns_type_name_as_string"
+]
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diff --git a/django_google_maps/tests/test_widget.py b/django_google_maps/tests/test_widget.py
index 8e8c9c3f..34b61323 100644
--- a/django_google_maps/tests/test_widget.py
+++ b/django_google_maps/tests/test_widget.py
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
+import locale
+
 from django import test
 from django.conf import settings
 from django_google_maps.widgets import GoogleMapsAddressWidget
 
 
 class WidgetTests(test.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        if hasattr(settings, 'GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE'):
+            self.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
+
+        else:
+            if locale.getdefaultlocale():
+                self.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0]
+            else:
+                self.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'en'
+
     def test_render_returns_xxxxxxx(self):
         widget = GoogleMapsAddressWidget()
         results = widget.render('name', 'value', attrs={'a1': 1, 'a2': 2})
@@ -20,8 +32,9 @@ def test_render_returns_blank_for_value_when_none(self):
         expected += '<div id="map_canvas"></div></div>'
         self.assertHTMLEqual(expected, results)
 
-    def test_maps_js_uses_api_key(self):
+    def test_maps_js_uses_api_key_and_default_language(self):
         widget = GoogleMapsAddressWidget()
-        google_maps_js = "https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key={}&libraries=places".format(
-            settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY)
+        google_maps_js = "https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key={}&libraries=places&language={}".format(
+            settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
+            self.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE)
         self.assertEqual(google_maps_js, widget.Media().js[1])
diff --git a/django_google_maps/widgets.py b/django_google_maps/widgets.py
index e2183d29..6c3b75a8 100644
--- a/django_google_maps/widgets.py
+++ b/django_google_maps/widgets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
+import locale
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.forms import widgets
 
+if hasattr(settings, 'GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE'):
+    GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
+
+else:
+    if locale.getdefaultlocale():
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0]
+
+    else:
+        GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'en'
+
 
 class GoogleMapsAddressWidget(widgets.TextInput):
     """a widget that will place a google map right after the #id_address field"""
@@ -13,7 +25,7 @@ class Media:
         }
         js = (
             'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js',
-            'https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key={}&libraries=places'.format(
-                settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY),
+            'https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key={}&libraries=places&language={}'.format(
+                settings.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY, GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE),
             settings.STATIC_URL + 'django_google_maps/js/google-maps-admin.js',
         )
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index e7bf170d..86e3fa8f 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -150,3 +150,4 @@
 
 
 GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY = 'SAMPLE_KEY'
+GOOGLE_MAPS_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'DEFAULT_LANGUAGE'