Verkeerdevlei

Verkeerdevlei
The N1-tollgate near Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei
 Verkeerdevlei shown within Free State
Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei (South Africa)
Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei (Africa)
Coordinates: 28°50′S 26°47′E / 28.833°S 26.783°E / -28.833; 26.783Coordinates: 28°50′S 26°47′E / 28.833°S 26.783°E / -28.833; 26.783
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa
Municipality Masilonyana
Area[1]
 • Total 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,135
 • Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 95.0%
 • Coloured 0.7%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 3.7%
 • Other 0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Sotho 78.4%
 • Xhosa 5.5%
 • Afrikaans 5.3%
 • Tswana 4.2%
 • Other 6.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 9401
PO box 9401
Area code 051

Verkeerdevlei is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Town 39 km south-east of Brandfort. Afrikaans for ‘wrong marsh’, the name probably refers to an east-west flow of water in an area where the direction is normally west-east.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Verkeerdevlei and Tshepong from Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 457.
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