Edenville, South Africa

"Ngwathe" redirects here. For the municipality, see Ngwathe Local Municipality.

Place in Free State, South Africa

Edenville

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Coordinates: 27°33′S 27°40′E﻿ / ﻿27.550°S 27.667°E﻿ / -27.550; 27.667
Country| South Africa
Province| Free State
District| Fezile Dabi
Municipality| Ngwathe
Area

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• Total

| 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 6,294
• Density| 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African| 94.7%
• Coloured| 0.9%
• Indian/Asian| 0.2%
• White| 4.0%
• Other| 0.2%
First languages (2011)

[1]

• Sotho| 88.0%
• Afrikaans| 4.7%
• Zulu| 3.2%
• Sign language| 1.0%
• Other| 3.1%
Time zone| UTC+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 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]

## People from

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Daniel Pule Kunene (1923–2016) - South African literary scholar, translator, and writer.

## 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.

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Municipalities and communities of Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State

District seat: Sasolburg

Moqhaka|

* Kroonstad
* Steynsrus
* Vierfontein
* Viljoenskroon

Fezile Dabi District within South Africa

Ngwathe|

* Edenville
* Heilbron
* Koppies
* Parys
* Vredefort

Metsimaholo|

* Deneysville
* Holly Country
* Kragbron
* Oranjeville
* Sasolburg
* Viljoensdrif

Mafube|

* Cornelia
* Frankfort
* Tweeling
* Villiers

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