Bloemfontein
judicial capital of South Africa
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Summary
Bloemfontein is a city[1]. Bloemfontein ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,433 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Continent: Africa[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], judicial capital[7]
- Shares border with: Kroonstad[8]
- Named after: flower[9], fountain[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Nanjing[11], Bhubaneswar[12]
- Postal code: 9301[13], 9300[14]
- Commons category: Bloemfontein[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 051[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1846[18]
- Official website: http://www.bloemfontein.co.za/[19], https://www.bloemfontein-information.co.za/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bloemfontein[21]
- Population: 256,185[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26]
- Capital of: Union of South Africa[27], South Africa[28], Free State[29], Orange Free State[30], Orange River Colony[31], Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality[32], Orange Free State Province[33]
- Official name: Bloemfontein[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bloemfontein[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bloemfontein[36]
- Native label: Bloemfontein[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bloemfontein[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 1395 m[39]
- Area: 236.17 km²[40]
Why It Matters
Bloemfontein has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Bloemfontein is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]