Verkeerdevlei

Verkeerdevlei is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Verkeerdevlei
The N1-tollgate near Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei
Verkeerdevlei
Coordinates: 28°50′S 26°47′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
MunicipalityMasilonyana
Area
  Total7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,135
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African95.0%
  Coloured0.7%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White3.7%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho78.4%
  Xhosa5.5%
  Afrikaans5.3%
  Tswana4.2%
  Other6.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9401
PO box
9401
Area code051

Town 39 km south-east of Brandfort. Afrikaans for ‘wrong marsh’, the name probably refers to an east-west flow of water in an area where the direction is normally west-east.[2]

References

  1. Sum of the Main Places Verkeerdevlei and Tshepong from Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 457.
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