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Taaibos Lifestyle Estate
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Taaibos Lifestyle Estate
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Taaibos Lifestyle Estate
Coordinates: 26°54′40″S27°53′28″E / 26.911°S 27.891°E / -26.911; 27.891 Coordinates: 26°54′40″S27°53′28″E / 26.911°S 27.891°E / -26.911; 27.891
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Fezile Dabi
Municipality Metsimaholo
Established1948
Government
  Private OwnerLSP Group
Area
[1]
  Total6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,059
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 11.9%
   Coloured 2.8%
   Indian/Asian 0.8%
   White 83.9%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 82.0%
   English 7.3%
   Sotho 7.0%
   Zulu 1.5%
  Other2.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1946
PO box
1946
Area code 016
Websitewww.taaiboslifestyleestate.co.za

Taaibos Lifestyle Estate is a new developing estate in the Free State province of South Africa and part of the Metsimaholo Local Municipality.

Taaibos Lifestyle Estate is a former coal-mining village located between Sasolburg and Heilbron, [2] and is home to two decommissioned power stations, Taaibos and Highveld, inactive since 1994. [3] Directly translated from Afrikaans to English, the name literally means "power source".

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  2. "Free State candidate for first dedicated cargo airport in SA". Free State Business Bulletin. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Taaibos Power Station". Eskom. Retrieved 29 August 2014.