Edenville, South Africa
Place in Free State, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Free State, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edenville is a small farming town situated in the northern Free State province of South Africa.
Edenville | |
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Coordinates: 27°33′S 27°40′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Fezile Dabi |
Municipality | Ngwathe |
Area | |
• Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,294 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.7% |
• Coloured | 0.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 4.0% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 88.0% |
• Afrikaans | 4.7% |
• Zulu | 3.2% |
• Sign language | 1.0% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9535 |
PO box | 9535 |
The town is 48 km (30 mi) north-east of Kroonstad and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Heilbron on the R34 road. It was established on the farms Erfdeel-Noord, Langland and Welgelegen in 1912, and attained municipal status in 1921. The name is assumed to refer to the biblical Garden of Eden, but this is uncertain.[2]
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