Rouxville | |
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 NG Church in Rouxville | |
  Rouxville  Rouxville  Rouxville | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′S 26°50′E / 30.417°S 26.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Mohokare |
| Established | 1863[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 780 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 61.57% |
| • White | 34.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.03% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.39% |
| • Other | 2.31% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 46.1% |
| • Sotho | 25.65% |
| • Xhosa | 19.06% |
| • English | 4.68% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9958 |
| PO box | 9958 |
| Area code | 051 |
Rouxville is a small wool and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa and is situated on the N6 national route. The town is at the centre of the wool producing area of the Transgariep.
Rouxville is situated near a number of interesting locations - Zastron (30 km), Aliwal North (34 km), Smithfield (35 km), Gariep Dam (60 km) and Bethulie. Lady Grey, the Witteberg mountain range (with the 2,769 m Avoca peak) and the Drakensberg mountain range are also easily accessible from Rouxville, while the Lesotho border is ca. 70 km away.
- ^ 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 Subplace Rouxville SP during census 2011