Vryheid

Vryheid
Dutch Reformed Church on Church Square.
Dutch Reformed Church on Church Square.
Vryheid is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Vryheid
Vryheid
Vryheid is located in South Africa
Vryheid
Vryheid
Coordinates: 27°46′01″S 30°48′00″E / 27.76694°S 30.80000°E / -27.76694; 30.80000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictZululand
MunicipalityAbaqulusi
Established1884[1]
Area
 • Total48.71 km2 (18.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total47,365
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African84.5%
 • Coloured1.7%
 • Indian/Asian1.3%
 • White12.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu79.8%
 • Afrikaans10.2%
 • English6.2%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3100
PO box
3100
Area code034

Vryheid (Zulu: eFilidi/iFilidiAbaqulusi) is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is the Afrikaans word for "freedom", while its original name of Abaqulusi reflects the abaQulusi clan based in the local area.[3]

  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 Vryheid". Census 2011.
  3. ^ "AbaQulusi Local Municipality - Contact Details".