Philippolis
Philippolis | |
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Philippolis | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′S 25°17′E / 30.267°S 25.283°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Kopanong |
| Established | 1823 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 4 |
| • Councillor | Nomvulazana Judith Stuurman |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,648 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 65.1% |
| • Coloured | 27.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 5.9% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 41.2% |
| • Xhosa | 29.3% |
| • Sotho | 25.7% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9970 |
| PO box | 9970 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | www |
Philippolis is a town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town is the birthplace of writer and intellectual Sir Laurens van der Post, actress Brümilda van Rensburg and Springboks rugby player Adriaan Strauss. It is regarded as one of the first colonial settlements in the Free State.