Sasolburg
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Sasolburg is the third largest city (after Bloemfontein, Welkom) within the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa and is further sub-divided into three areas: Sasolburg proper, Vaalpark (a more affluent cluster of suburbs located about 5 km north of the Sasolburg CBD) and Zamdela (a township).
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Sasolburg | |
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Coordinates: 26°48′51″S 27°49′43″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Fezile Dabi |
Municipality | Metsimaholo |
Area | |
• Total | 58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 76,349 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 31% |
• Coloured | 1.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
• White | 66.1% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 64.0% |
• Sotho | 16.4% |
• English | 9.0% |
• Zulu | 2.8% |
• Other | 7.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1947 |
PO box | 1947 |
Area code | 016 |
Website | http://www.metsimahololoLocalMunicipality.gov.za |
The city is located only 13km south of the province of Gauteng, and is only an hour's drive from Johannesburg. Most white residents of Sasolburg speak Afrikaans as a first language, while most black who live in Zamdela people speak Sesotho as a first language. The Sasol corporation has sponsored infrastructural developments in Sasolburg, such as an Olympic size swimming pool named after Penelope Heyns.[citation needed]