Oranjeville is a small town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa.
Oranjeville | |
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Coordinates: 26°59′S 28°12′E / 26.983°S 28.200°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Fezile Dabi |
Municipality | Metsimaholo |
Area | |
• Total | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,166 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.1% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 6.1% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 72.4% |
• Zulu | 8.0% |
• Xhosa | 7.7% |
• Afrikaans | 7.1% |
• Other | 4.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1995 |
PO box | 1995 |
Area code | 016 |
The town is on the southern bank of the Vaal Dam, 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Deneysville and 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Heilbron. It takes its name from the Orange Free State, Oranje-Vrystaat in Afrikaans.[2]
It was established as a stop-over for wagoners travelling between Heilbron, Frankfort and Vereeniging. The main road passing through the town is the R716 road, called Malan Street in Oranjeville.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Oranjeville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 353.