Bloemhof
Bloemhof | |
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Bloemhof railway station | |
| Coordinates: 27°39′0″S 25°35′24″E / 27.65000°S 25.59000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipality | Lekwa-Teemane |
| Established | 1864 |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.33 km2 (18.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,339 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 26.5% |
| • Coloured | 7.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.2% |
| • White | 61.9% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 72.1% |
| • Tswana | 7.4% |
| • English | 7.3% |
| • Sotho | 4.1% |
| • Other | 8.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2660 |
| PO box | 2660 |
| Area code | 053 |
Bloemhof is an agricultural town of about 2,000 inhabitants situated on the banks of the Vaal River in North West Province of South Africa.