Thaba 'Nchu

Thaba 'Nchu
Blesberg
Thaba 'Nchu
Thaba 'Nchu
Thaba 'Nchu is located in Free State (South African province)
Thaba 'Nchu
Thaba 'Nchu
Thaba 'Nchu is located in South Africa
Thaba 'Nchu
Thaba 'Nchu
Coordinates: 29°12′S 26°50′E / 29.200°S 26.833°E / -29.200; 26.833 {Rana Thakar}
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
MunicipalityMangaung
Established1892[1]
Area
 • Total36.39 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total70,118
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.9%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White0.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho46.8%
 • Tswana40.1%
 • English3.9%
 • Xhosa3.8%
 • Other5.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9780
Area code051

Thaba 'Nchu, also known as Blesberg (bald mountain in Afrikaans[3]), is a town in Free State, South Africa, 63 km east of Bloemfontein and 17 km east of Botshabelo. The population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in December 1833 and officially established in 1873. The town grew larger following the 1913 Natives' Land Act that declared the area a homeland for the Tswana people.

  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. ^ a b c d "Main Place Thaba 'Nchu". Census 2011.
  3. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 80. Retrieved 28 August 2013.