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160.2 km 2 (61.9 sq mi) Population. • Total. 900,712 (2,023) Area code. 051. Botshabelo, meaning "a place of refuge", is a large township set up in 1979. It is located east of Bloemfontein in the present-day Free State province of South Africa. Botshabelo is now the largest township in Free State.
Bloemfontein is located in central South Africa on the southern edge of the Highveld at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), bordering on the semi-arid region of the Karoo. The area is generally flat with occasional hills ("koppies" in Afrikaans ), and the general vegetation is Highveld grassland.
The Free State is the only province in South Africa with a Sesotho majority. Afrikaans is widely spoken throughout the province, as a first language for the majority of whites and coloureds (who constitute a minority) and as a second or third language by Sesotho, Setswana and Xhosa speakers. Although there are relatively few native English ...
The town lies 32 km north-east of Wepener and 51 km south-west of Ladybrand, near the Lesotho border. It was laid out on the farm Poortjie in 1912 and attained municipal status in 1913. It is named after Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926), author and philanthropist who brought to public notice abuses in concentration camps during the Anglo-Boer War.
This is a list of the heritage sites in Free State in South Africa as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency . / 28.311748°S 28.703842°E / -28.311748; 28.703842 ( SAHRA identifier 2/0/BEH/6 - 1 Olivier Street, Kestell, Bethlehem District) Type of site: Farmstead.
Area code. 058. Rosendal is a small farming town and arts colony 45 km north of Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa which was founded in 1908. It has become a popular tourist destination, known for spectacular scenery, including the surrounding Witteberg mountains, and is home to a community of artists and small business owners.
Odendaalsrusis the oldest goldmining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipalityin the goldfieldsof the Free Stateprovince in South Africa. History. [edit] It started out in 1912as a ramshackle collection of farms and a central church that became a town. In April 1946gold was struck on the farm Geduldnear the town.
Website. Official website. Welkom ( Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkɔm]) is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng.