Vrede | |
|---|---|
 NG church in Vrede | |
  Vrede  Vrede | |
| Coordinates: 27°25′48″S 29°9′36″E / 27.43000°S 29.16000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Phumelela |
| Established | 1876[1] |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Doreen Wessels [2] (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.1 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 17,689 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.1% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 53.4% |
| • Sotho | 36.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.0% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9835 |
| PO box | 9835 |
| Area code | 058 |
Vrede is a town in the Free State province of South Africa that is the agricultural hub of a 100 km² region. Maize, wheat, mutton, wool, beef, dairy products and poultry are farmed in the region.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Phumelela Councillor Ward 3".
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Thembalihle and Vrede from Census 2011.