Villiers, South Africa
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Villiers is a small town situated on the banks of the Vaal River next to the N3 highway in the Free State province of South Africa. It was founded in 1882 on the two farms Pearson Valley and Grootdraai owned by Lourens de Villiers.
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Villiers | |
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Coordinates: 27°02′S 28°36′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Fezile Dabi |
Municipality | Mafube |
Established | 1891[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 17,315 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.0% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 5.1% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 66.7% |
• Zulu | 19.6% |
• Afrikaans | 6.2% |
• Xhosa | 2.2% |
• Other | 5.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9840 |
PO box | 9840 |
Area code | 058 |
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