| Edenburg | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.7347°N 25.9369°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xhariep |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kopanong |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1862[1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Xolile Mathwa [2] |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.4 |
| Population Total: | 14566 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 75.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 16.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 53.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 26.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 14.0% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9908 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 9908 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 051 |
Edenburg is a town situated about 80km (50miles) south of Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa., it had a population of 14,566.[4]
Edenburg was proclaimed a town in 1863 and received municipal government in 1891.[5]
The town is 85 km south-south-west of Bloemfontein. Laid out on the farm Rietfontein in 1862 with the Dutch Reformed Church built in the same year and it became a municipality in 1891.[6] The name is said to be either of biblical origin or an adaptation of Edinburgh, name of the birthplace in Scotland of the Reverend Andrew Murray, for many years the only minister in the Orange Free State.[7]
The N1 highway bypasses the town to the east, while the Port Elizabeth–Bloemfontein railway runs along its western edge.