Kestell

Kestell
Kestell is located in Free State (South African province)
Kestell
Kestell
Kestell is located in South Africa
Kestell
Kestell
Coordinates: 28°19′S 28°42′E / 28.317°S 28.700°E / -28.317; 28.700
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyana
MunicipalityMaluti a Phofung
Area
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total8,269
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African92.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White6.4%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho80.5%
 • Zulu7.5%
 • Afrikaans6.8%
 • English2.5%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code058

Kestell is a small maize farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Town 46 km west of Harrismith and 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Bethlehem. The new village was laid out in 1905 on the farms Mooifontein and Driekuil, acquired from Adriaan and Johannes Bezuidenhout. It became a municipality in 1906.

  1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Kestell and Tlholong from Census 2011.