| Allanridge | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -27.7544°N 26.6367°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lejweleputswa |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Matjhabeng |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1947 |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sebenzile Ngangelizwe [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.7 |
| Population Total: | 19337 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 94.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 71.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.5% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tsonga |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 9.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9490 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 9490 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 057 |
Allanridge is a gold-mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa. It is the main centre of the Loraine Gold Mining Company and is dominated by the tall headgear and complex reduction works that processes thousands of tons of gold-bearing ore every month.
Allanridge established as a settlement in the Free State goldfields in 1947 and was named after Allan Roberts whose borehole's proximity to the gold-bearing reef was the precursor to the mining in the area. The town layout was designed by town planner William Backhouse, who also planned Welkom, the second-largest city in the Free State province. It became a municipality on 21 December 1956 but this changed on the 5 December 2000 when it was incorporated into the Matjhabeng Local Municipality with the city of Welkom and the towns of Hennenman, Odendaalsrus, Ventersburg and Virginia.
The Phathakahle township is 3 km outside of Allanridge. It was established during the apartheid era to house the mine workers of the Loraine Gold Mining Company.It also have three primary Schools (S.A Mokhothu, Dihwai and Tshireletso) and two high schools . The first part of Nyakallong was (skomplas).