Edenville, South Africa

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

Edenville
Dutch Reformed Church in Edenville
Dutch Reformed Church in Edenville
Edenville is located in Free State (South African province)
Edenville
Edenville
Edenville is located in South Africa
Edenville
Edenville
Coordinates: 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

The town is 48 km (30 mi) north-east of Kroonstad and 50 km (31 mi) 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]

References

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  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.