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Bloemfontein (/ ˈ b l uː m f ɒ n t eɪ n / BLOOM-fon-tayn; [4] [5] Afrikaans: [ˈblumfɔntɛin]), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa.
The province is high-lying, with almost all land being 1,000 metres above sea level. The Drakensberg and Maloti Mountains foothills raise the terrain to over 2,000 m in the east. The Free State lies in the heart of the Karoo Sequence of rocks, containing shales , mudstones , sandstones and the Drakensberg Basalt forming the youngest capping rocks.
The following is a list of the capitals of the provinces of South Africa. Province Capital Coordinates ... Bloemfontein Gauteng: Johannesburg: KwaZulu-Natal ...
The Free State province of South Africa is divided, ... Bloemfontein: 9,886 787,803 79.7 Mantsopa Local Municipality: FS196 Thabo Mofutsanyana Ladybrand: 4,291
This is a list of cities and towns in Free State Province, South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
The provinces do not have their own court systems, as the administration of justice is the responsibility of the national government. ... Bloemfontein Cape Town [n 3 ...
Province: Free State: Municipality: Mangaung: Main Place: Bloemfontein: ... Bloemfontein CBD is the main Business District of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa.
The province was carved out of the former Transvaal and initially named the Northern Transvaal until the following year when it was known simply as the Northern Province. It kept this name until 2002 [ 62 ] when it was renamed after the Limpopo River which forms South Africa's border with Zimbabwe .