Soutpan

Place in Free State, South Africa

Soutpan

Soutpan

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Coordinates: 28°44′46″S 26°04′19″E﻿ / ﻿28.746°S 26.072°E﻿ / -28.746; 26.072
Country| South Africa
Province| Free State
District| Lejweleputswa
Municipality| Masilonyana
Area

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• Total

| 44.79 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 186
• Density| 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African| 29.7%
• White| 70.3%
First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans| 80.0%
• Sotho| 8.1%
• Tswana| 7.0%
• English| 4.9%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box|

9356

Area code| 051

Soutpan is a town in Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Village 45 km west of Brandfort, just north of Florisbad. Afrikaans for ‘salt pan or depression’, the name is derived from a large geographical feature of that type, on the slopes of which the Florisbad archaeological site is situated.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Soutpan". Census 2011.
2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 411.

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Municipalities and communities of Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State

District seat: Welkom

Masilonyana|

* Brandfort
* Florisbad
* Soutpan
* Theunissen
* Verkeerdevlei
* Winburg

Lejweleputswa District within South Africa

Tokologo|

* Boshof
* Dealesville
* Hertzogville

Tswelopele|

* Bultfontein
* Hoopstad

Matjhabeng|

* Allanridge
* Hennenman
* Odendaalsrus
* Riebeeckstad
* Thabong
* Ventersburg
* Virginia
* Welkom
* Whites

Nala|

* Balkfontein
* Bothaville
* Wesselsbron

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