Riebeeckstad | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -27.9188°N 26.8188°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 |
Government Type: | Part of Municipality |
Leader Party: | ANC |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Sebenzile Ngangelizwe |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 13.22 |
Population Total: | 11268 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 49.2% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.8% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 48.4% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 48.3% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info2: | 32.4% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 8.6% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 4.0% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 6.7% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 9459 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 9469 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 057 |
Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa.
It is named after Jan van Riebeeck and was established as an upper-class suburb, void of mine shafts, for people working in Welkom or on the Free State goldfields. The suburb is the largest in the city of Welkom and has a significant white population. Afrikaans is most spoken language in the suburb followed by Sesotho and English. The suburb is located few kilometres from the Central University of Technology in Welkom.