Ashbury, Bloemfontein

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Ashbury
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Ashbury
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Ashbury
Coordinates: 29°8′52″S26°15′28″E / 29.14778°S 26.25778°E / -29.14778; 26.25778 Coordinates: 29°8′52″S26°15′28″E / 29.14778°S 26.25778°E / -29.14778; 26.25778
Country South Africa
Province Free State
Municipality Mangaung
Main Place Bloemfontein
Area
[1]
  Total2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total11,478
  Density5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 14.2%
   Coloured 84.6%
  Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 85.5%
   Sotho 5.6%
   English 3.2%
   Tswana 2.5%
  Other3.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
n/a
PO box
n/a
Area code 051

Ashbury is a mainly Coloured suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

Suburb Human settlement that is part of or near to a larger city

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Bloemfontein Place in Free State, South Africa

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Ashbury". Census 2011.