Edenville | |
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 Dutch Reformed Church in Edenville | |
  Edenville  Edenville | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′S 27°40′E / 27.550°S 27.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Municipality | Ngwathe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,294 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 4.0% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 88.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.7% |
| • Zulu | 3.2% |
| • Sign language | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9535 |
| PO box | 9535 |
Edenville is a small farming town situated in the northern Free State province of South Africa.
The town is 48 km (30 mi) north-east of Kroonstad and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Heilbron on the R34 road. It was established on the farms Erfdeel-Noord, Langland and Welgelegen in 1912, and attained municipal status in 1921. The name is assumed to refer to the biblical Garden of Eden, but this is uncertain.[2]