Edenburg

Edenburg
The Town Hall in Edenburg
The Town Hall in Edenburg
Edenburg is located in Free State (South African province)
Edenburg
Edenburg
Edenburg is located in South Africa
Edenburg
Edenburg
Edenburg is located in Africa
Edenburg
Edenburg
Coordinates: 29°44′05″S 25°56′13″E / 29.73472°S 25.93694°E / -29.73472; 25.93694
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityKopanong
Established1862[1]
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorXolile Mathwa [2] (ANC)
Area
 • Total41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total14,566
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African75.8%
 • Coloured16.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White6.8%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho53.4%
 • Afrikaans26.5%
 • Xhosa14.0%
 • Tswana2.0%
 • Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9908
PO box
9908
Area code051

Edenburg is a town situated about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. As of 2001, it had a population of 14,566.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Free State Tourism.org Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Edenburg and Ha-Rasebei from Census 2011.
  4. ^ Including the "township" of Ha-Rasebei. "Main Places 'Edenburg' and 'Ha-Rasebai'". Census 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2011.