Phuthaditjhaba

Phuthaditjhaba
Mandela Park shopping centre
Mandela Park shopping centre
Phuthaditjhaba is located in Free State (South African province)
Phuthaditjhaba
Phuthaditjhaba
Location of Phuthaditjhaba
in Free State province
Phuthaditjhaba is located in South Africa
Phuthaditjhaba
Phuthaditjhaba
Location of Phuthaditjhaba
in South Africa
Coordinates: 28°32′00″S 28°49′00″E / 28.53333°S 28.81667°E / -28.53333; 28.81667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyana
MunicipalityMaluti a Phofung
Established1974
 • Councillor(ANC)
Area
 • Total23.83 km2 (9.20 sq mi)
Elevation
1,646 m (5,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total54,661
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.0%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho88.8%
 • Zulu4.4%
 • English2.0%
 • Sign language1.5%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9866
PO box
9869
Area code058

Phuthaditjhaba (previously Witsieshoek), is a town in the Free State province of South Africa. It is located in a section of the Drakensberg mountains (Maloti in the Sesotho language). It borders the province of KwaZulu-Natal to the south east and the independent country of Lesotho to the south west. The town was capital of the bantustan, or homeland, of QwaQwa. When apartheid ended, the town became part of the Free State province.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Phuthaditjhaba". Census 2011.