Brandfort
Winnie Mandela | |
|---|---|
  Brandfort  Brandfort | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′5″S 26°27′32″E / 28.70139°S 26.45889°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Municipality | Masilonyana |
| Established | 1875[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,143 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 52.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 45.1% |
| • Other | 0.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 49.1% |
| • Sotho | 33.4% |
| • Xhosa | 6.7% |
| • Tswana | 4.1% |
| • Other | 6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9400 |
| PO box | 9400 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | Official website |
Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021,[3] is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies and amenities. It is well known for once being home to the anti-apartheid stalwart and wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, during her banishment.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d Main Place Brandfort from Census 2011.
- ^ "Free State town of Brandfort renamed Winnie Mandela".