Verkeerdevlei

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Verkeerdevlei
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The N1-tollgate near Verkeerdevlei
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Verkeerdevlei
Coordinates: 28°50′S26°47′E / 28.833°S 26.783°E / -28.833; 26.783
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa
Municipality Masilonyana
Area
[1]
  Total
7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
2,135
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 95.0%
   Coloured 0.7%
   Indian/Asian 0.3%
   White 3.7%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Sotho 78.4%
   Xhosa 5.5%
   Afrikaans 5.3%
   Tswana 4.2%
  Other6.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9401
PO box
9401
Area code 051

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

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. 1 2 3 4 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.