Vierfontein

Vierfontein
Vierfontein
 Vierfontein shown within Free State
Vierfontein
Vierfontein (South Africa)
Vierfontein
Vierfontein (Africa)
Coordinates: 27°05′49″S 26°46′34″E / 27.097°S 26.776°E / -27.097; 26.776Coordinates: 27°05′49″S 26°46′34″E / 27.097°S 26.776°E / -27.097; 26.776
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Fezile Dabi
Municipality Moqhaka
Area[1]
 • Total 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 825
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 20.1%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • White 79.6%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 75.2%
 • Sotho 16.1%
 • English 4.7%
 • Tswana 2.1%
 • Other 1.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2615
PO box 2615
Area code 018

Vierfontein is a settlement in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa. Vierfontein is a coal-mining village, formerly associated to the Vierfontein Power Station, which was active from 1953 to 1990. When the power station was decommissioned, the village was sold to a property developer.[2]

Directly translated to English from Afrikaans, the name literally means "four fountains".

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Vierfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Vierfontein". Mullers Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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