Back Virginia Afrikaans Virginia (lungsod sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Virginia (Südafrika) German Virginia (Sud-Afriko) Esperanto Virdžinija (PAR) Lithuanian Virginia Malagasy Virginia (Vrijstaat) Dutch Virginia, Free State NSO Virginia (Południowa Afryka) Polish Virginia (Afrika Kusini) Swahili
Virginia | |
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  Virginia  Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 28°6′23″S 26°51′44″E / 28.10639°S 26.86222°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Municipality | Matjhabeng |
| Established | 1950s |
| Government | |
| • Type | Part of a Municipality |
| • Mayor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.1 km2 (31.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 66,208 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 88.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 9.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 65.4% |
| • Xhosa | 13.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.0% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Other | 7.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9430 |
| PO box | 9431 |
| Area code | 057 |
Virginia is a gold mining town located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality and on goldfields of the Free State province in South Africa about 140 km (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.