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Parys | |
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 Nederduitse Gereformeerde Mother Church, Hefer Street, Parys | |
  Parys  Parys | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′S 27°27′E / 26.900°S 27.450°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Municipality | Ngwathe |
| Established | 1882[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 45,868 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 84.4% |
| • Black African | 13.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 84.7% |
| • English | 6.9% |
| • Sotho | 5.1% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9585 |
| PO box | 9585 |
| Area code | 056 |
| Website | www |
Parys (pronounced /ˈpɑːreɪs/) is a resort town in northern Free State province, South Africa. It is situated on the southern bank of the Vaal River.[3] The name is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The origin of the name 'Parys' is attributed to German surveyor Schilbach, who named it after the city of Paris because of the similarity between its location next to the Vaal River and that of Paris on the River Seine. The area of Parys also includes the two townships of Tumahole and Schonkenville.
- ^ 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 Main Place Parys from Census 2011.
- ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.