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Viljoenskroon | |
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 The Viljoenskroon town entrance as seen on the side of the R76 in Engelbrecht street. | |
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| Coordinates: 27°13′S 26°57′E / 27.217°S 26.950°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Municipality | Moqhaka |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,091 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 28.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 67.9% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 66.7% |
| • English | 6.1% |
| • Sotho | 19.3% |
| • Xhosa | 2.3% |
| • Other | 5.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9520 |
| PO box | 9520 |
| Area code | 05634 |
| Website | http://www.moqhaka.gov.za/ |
Viljoenskroon is a maize and cattle farming town located in the Free State province of South Africa. It was named after the original farm owner J. J. Viljoen and his horse Kroon (Crown).[2] The town was laid out in 1921 on the farm "Mahemskuil" and became a municipality in 1925.[3]
The Viljoenskroon municipality and neighboring township of Rammulotsi were incorporated into the greater Moqhaka Local Municipality in 1996[4] and forms part of the Fezile Dabi District municipality.
The Viljoenskroon/Rammulotsi urban unit has an estimated population of 59 202.[5] Viljoenskroon historically played a part in providing residential opportunities to the adjacent mining communities at Lace Diamond Mine[6] and the Orkney gold mines.
- ^ a b c d Main Place Viljoenskroon from Census 2011.
- ^ Town Website. April 7, 2011.
- ^ Routes Travel Info July 28, 2011
- ^ Municipal Demarcation Board
- ^ Moqhaka Municipality Website
- ^ The Lace Project - Diamond Corp PLC Archived August 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine