Verkeerdevlei

Verkeerdevlei is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Verkeerdevlei
The N1-tollgate near Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei Show map of Free State (South African province) Verkeerdevlei Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 28°50′S 26°47′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Municipality	Masilonyana
Area [1]
• Total	7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,135
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	95.0%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	3.7%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sotho	78.4%
• Xhosa	5.5%
• Afrikaans	5.3%
• Tswana	4.2%
• Other	6.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9401
PO box	9401
Area code	051

Town 39 km south-east of Brandfort. Afrikaans for ‘wrong marsh’, the name probably refers to an east-west flow of water in an area where the direction is normally west-east.^[2]

Verkeerdevlei is approximately 8 km east of the N1 national road on the R703 regional route. The toll gate near Verkeerdevlei on the N1 national road is named after the town. East of Verkeerdevlei on the R703 road is the town of Excelsior.