Wepener | |
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 Wepener | |
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| Coordinates: 29°44′S 27°02′E / 29.733°S 27.033°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| Municipality | Mangaung |
| Established | 1875[1] |
| • Mayor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,553 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.0% |
| • Coloured | 3.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 1.8% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 84.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.0% |
| • English | 3.0% |
| • Xhosa | 2.6% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9944 |
| PO box | 9944 |
| Area code | 051 |
Wepener is a town in the Free State, South Africa, located near the border of Lesotho.
- ^ 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 Sum of the Main Places Wepener and Qibing from Census 2011.