Fouriesburg
Fouriesburg | |
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Dutch Reformed Church, Fouriesburg | |
| Coordinates: 28°37′21.9″S 28°12′39.22″E / 28.622750°S 28.2108944°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Dihlabeng |
| Established | 1892 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,425 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 2.5% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 90.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.2% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Sign language | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9725 |
| PO box | 9725 |
| Area code | 058 |
Fouriesburg is a small town situated at the junction of the R711 and R26 routes in the eastern Free State, South Africa. It is near the Maluti Mountains and only 10 km from Caledon's Poort border post, which gives access to Lesotho.