Clocolan

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Clocolan
Hlohlolwane
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Coordinates: 28°54′50″S 27°34′01″E / 28.91389°S 27.56694°E / -28.91389; 27.56694
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Setsoto
Area [1]
• Total	15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,349
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	48.9%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	3.1%
• White	46.2%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	47.1%
• Sotho	35.5%
• English	13.7%
• Sign language	1.7%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9735
PO box	9735
Area code	051

Clocolan, officially renamed Hlohlolwane,^[2] was established in 1906, is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa. The Basotho called the place Hlohlolwane (Hlohla-o-lwane, "get up and fight"). New inhabitants mispronounced the name and called it Clocolan.