Edenville, South Africa Explained

Edenville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Free State#South Africa
Coordinates:-27.55°N 67°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Free State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Fezile Dabi
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ngwathe
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.3
Population Total:6294
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:94.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.9%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:4.0%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Sotho
Demographics2 Info1:88.0%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:4.7%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:3.2%
Demographics2 Title4:Sign language
Demographics2 Info4:1.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:9535
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:9535
Area Code Type:Area code

Edenville is a small farming town situated in the northern Free State province of South Africa.

The town is north-east of Kroonstad and south-west of Heilbron on the R34 road. It was established on the farms Erfdeel-Noord, Langland and Welgelegen in 1912, and attained municipal status in 1921. The name is assumed to refer to the biblical Garden of Eden, but this is uncertain.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Sum of the Main Places Ngwathe and Edenville from Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 151.