Riebeeckstad
Place in Free State, South Africa
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Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa.
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A shopping centre in Riebeeckstad | |
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| Coordinates: 27.918777°S 26.818777°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Municipality | Matjhabeng |
| Government | |
| • Type | Part of Municipality |
| • Mayor | Sebenzile Ngangelizwe (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.22 km2 (5.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,268 |
| • Density | 852.3/km2 (2,208/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 49.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 48.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 48.3% |
| • Sotho | 32.4% |
| • English | 8.6% |
| • Xhosa | 4.0% |
| • Other | 6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9459 |
| PO box | 9469 |
| Area code | 057 |
History
It is named after Jan van Riebeeck and was established as an upper-class[citation needed] suburb, void of mine shafts, for people working in Welkom or on the Free State goldfields. The suburb is the largest in the city of Welkom and has a significant white population. Afrikaans is most spoken language in the suburb followed by Sesotho and English. The suburb is located few kilometres from the Central University of Technology in Welkom.
