Odendaalsrus
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Odendaalsrus is the oldest gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the goldfields of the Free State province in South Africa.
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Odendaalsrus | |
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Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Lejweleputswa |
Municipality | Matjhabeng |
Established | 1912 |
Area | |
• Total | 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 63,743 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 93.1% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 6.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 68.8% |
• Xhosa | 13.4% |
• Afrikaans | 7.7% |
• Tswana | 2.5% |
• Other | 7.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9480 |
PO box | 9480 |
Area code | 057 |
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