Edenville, Free State

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Edenville
Dutch Reformed Church in Edenville
Dutch Reformed Church in Edenville
Edenville is located in Free State (South African province)
Edenville
Edenville
Coordinates: 27°33′S 27°40′E / 27.550°S 27.667°E / -27.550; 27.667Coordinates: 27°33′S 27°40′E / 27.550°S 27.667°E / -27.550; 27.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
MunicipalityNgwathe
Area
 • Total7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,294
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.7%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White4.0%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho88.0%
 • Afrikaans4.7%
 • Zulu3.2%
 • Sign language1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9535
PO box
9535

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

The town is situated 48 km north-east of Kroonstad and 50 km south-west of Heilbron. 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Ngwathe and Edenville from Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 151.

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