Riebeeckstad Explained

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.

History

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Riebeeckstad . Census 2011.