Tweeling

Tweeling
Mafahlaneng

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Tweeling
Tweeling
Tweeling

 Tweeling shown within Free State

Coordinates: 27°33′S 28°31′E / 27.550°S 28.517°E / -27.550; 28.517Coordinates: 27°33′S 28°31′E / 27.550°S 28.517°E / -27.550; 28.517
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Fezile Dabi
Municipality Mafube
Established 1918
Area[1]
 • Total 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 6,465
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 93.9%
 • Coloured 1.7%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 3.8%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Sotho 76.1%
 • Zulu 13.8%
 • Afrikaans 6.1%
 • Sign language 1.5%
 • Other 2.6%
Postal code (street) 9820
PO box 9820
Area code 058

Tweeling (meaning twin in Dutch and Afrikaans) is a small town situated 22 km from Frankfort in the Free State province of South Africa. The adjacent black township is named Mafahlaneng, or "place of twins". This region of the highveld is colloquially known as the Riemland, recalling a time when it was a favoured hunting ground of the early pioneers.

The town was established in 1920 on the two farms Tweelingspruit and Tweelingkop, their names derived from two similar looking hills just outside the town. It is situated just east of the Liebenbergsvlei River which is a conduit for water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Mafahlaneng and Tweeling from Census 2011.

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