Edenburg | |
|---|---|
 The Town Hall in Edenburg | |
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| Coordinates: 29°44′05″S 25°56′13″E / 29.73472°S 25.93694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Kopanong |
| Established | 1862[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Xolile Mathwa [2] (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 14,566 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 75.8% |
| • Coloured | 16.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.8% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 53.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 26.5% |
| • Xhosa | 14.0% |
| • Tswana | 2.0% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9908 |
| PO box | 9908 |
| Area code | 051 |
Edenburg is a town situated about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. As of 2001[update], it had a population of 14,566.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Free State Tourism.org Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Edenburg and Ha-Rasebei from Census 2011.
- ^ Including the "township" of Ha-Rasebei. "Main Places 'Edenburg' and 'Ha-Rasebai'". Census 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2011.