Jacobsdal, Free State | |
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  Jacobsdal, Free State  Jacobsdal, Free State | |
| Coordinates: 29°7′42″S 24°46′30″E / 29.12833°S 24.77500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Letsemeng |
| Established | 1859[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.5 km2 (23.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,504 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 65.9% |
| • Coloured | 26.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 6.6% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 90.4% |
| • Sotho | 3.4% |
| • Tswana | 2.9% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8710 |
| PO box | 8710 |
| Area code | 053 |
Jacobsdal is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa with various crops under irrigation, such as grapes, potatoes, lucerne, and groundnuts. The town was laid out in 1859 by Christoffel Jacobs on his farm Kalkfontein, and its last recorded population was 3,504.[citation needed]
- ^ 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 Ratanang and Jacobsdal from Census 2011.