Smithfield, South Africa

Smithfield
Smithfield Town Hall
Smithfield Town Hall
Smithfield is located in Free State (South African province)
Smithfield
Smithfield
Smithfield is located in South Africa
Smithfield
Smithfield
Smithfield is located in Africa
Smithfield
Smithfield
Coordinates: 30°12′45″S 26°31′53″E / 30.21250°S 26.53139°E / -30.21250; 26.53139
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityMohokare
Established1849[1]
Area
 • Total35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total4,779
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.4%
 • Coloured5.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White3.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho66.9%
 • Xhosa20.9%
 • Afrikaans8.4%
 • English1.3%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9966
PO box
9966
Area code051

Smithfield is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Founded in 1848 in the Orange River Sovereignty (as the region was then named), the town is situated in a rural farming district and is the third oldest town in present-day Free State, after Philippolis and Winburg.

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Smithfield and Mofulatshepe from Census 2011.

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