Free State province

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:province
gptkbp:area 129825 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:North_West
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkb:KwaZulu-Natal
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Free_State
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Sotho, Afrikaans, and Xhosa speakers
gptkbp:district gptkb:Fezile_Dabi_District_Municipality
gptkb:Thabo_Mofutsanyana_District_Municipality
gptkb:Xhariep_District_Municipality
gptkb:Lejweleputswa_District_Municipality
gptkb:Mangaung_Metropolitan_Municipality
gptkbp:established 1994
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Free_State
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkbp:GDP about ZAR 240 billion (2021 est.)
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Namahadi_Pass_(3,275_m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Free State province
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:ZA-FS
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Free_State_Provincial_Legislature
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
mining
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Orange_River
gptkb:Vaal_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Sasolburg
gptkb:Welkom
gptkb:Kroonstad
gptkbp:nickname The breadbasket of South Africa
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Vredefort_Dome
gptkb:Golden_Gate_Highlands_National_Park
gptkb:Gariep_Dam
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:isiXhosa
gptkb:Sesotho
gptkb:isiZulu
English
gptkbp:population about 2.9 million (2022 est.)
gptkbp:premiereDate Mxolisi Dukwana (as of 2023)
gptkbp:timezone SAST (UTC+2)
gptkbp:university gptkb:Central_University_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_the_Free_State
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:FS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cordylus_giganteus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6