Viljoenskroon

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Viljoenskroon
The Viljoenskroon town entrance as seen on the side of the R76 in Engelbrecht street.
Viljoenskroon Show map of Free State (South African province) Viljoenskroon Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 27°13′S 26°57′E / 27.217°S 26.950°E / -27.217; 26.950
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Fezile Dabi
Municipality	Moqhaka
Area [1]
• Total	12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,091
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	28.7%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	67.9%
• Other	2.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	66.7%
• English	6.1%
• Sotho	19.3%
• Xhosa	2.3%
• Other	5.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9520
PO box	9520
Area code	05634
Website	http://www.moqhaka.gov.za/

Viljoenskroon is a maize and cattle farming town located in the Free State province of South Africa. It was named after the original farm owner J. J. Viljoen and his horse Kroon (Crown).^[2] The town was laid out in 1921 on the farm "Mahemskuil" and became a municipality in 1925.^[3]

The Viljoenskroon municipality and neighboring township of Rammulotsi were incorporated into the greater Moqhaka Local Municipality in 1996^[4] and forms part of the Fezile Dabi District municipality.

The Viljoenskroon/Rammulotsi urban unit has an estimated population of 59 202.^[5] Viljoenskroon historically played a part in providing residential opportunities to the adjacent mining communities at Lace Diamond Mine^[6] and the Orkney gold mines.