Odendaalsrus
Odendaalsrus | |
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Street in downtown Odendaalsrus. | |
| Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E / 27.867°S 26.683°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Lejweleputswa |
| Municipality | Matjhabeng |
| Established | 1912 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 63,743 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 6.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 68.8% |
| • Xhosa | 13.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.7% |
| • Tswana | 2.5% |
| • Other | 7.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9480 |
| PO box | 9480 |
| Area code | 057 |
Odendaalsrus is the oldest gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the goldfields of the Free State province in South Africa.