Villiers | |
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  Villiers  Villiers | |
| Coordinates: 27°02′S 28°36′E / 27.033°S 28.600°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Municipality | Mafube |
| Established | 1891[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 17,315 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 5.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 66.7% |
| • Zulu | 19.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.2% |
| • Other | 5.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9840 |
| PO box | 9840 |
| Area code | 058 |
Villiers is a small town situated on the banks of the Vaal River next to the N3 highway in the Free State province of South Africa. It was founded in 1882 on the two farms Pearson Valley and Grootdraai owned by Lourens de Villiers.
- ^ 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 Qalabotjha and Villiers from Census 2011.