Orange Free State Province
Province of the Orange Free State Provinsie van die Oranje-Vrystaat | |
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Population | |
• 1991 | 2,193,062[1] |
History | |
• Origin | Orange River Colony |
• Created | 31 May 1910 |
• Abolished | 27 April 1994 |
• Succeeded by | Free State |
Status | Province of South Africa |
Government | |
• HQ | Bloemfontein |
The Province of the Orange Free State (Afrikaans: Provinsie van die Oranje-Vrystaat), commonly referred to as the Orange Free State Province (Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat Provinsie) was one of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910–1994. After 27 April 1994 it was dissolved following the first multiracial election in South Africa.
Its predecessor was the Orange River Colony.
Its (outside) borders were exactly the same as those of the modern Free State Province; except for the bantustans ("homelands") of QwaQwa and one part of Bophuthatswana, which were contained on land inside of the provincial Orange Free State borders.
Districts in 1991
Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census.[1]
- Zastron: 14,122
- Rouxville: 11,904
- Bethulie: 9,333
- Smithfield: 7,946
- Wepener: 12,964
- Dewetsdorp: 13,521
- Reddersburg: 6,070
- Edenburg: 6,968
- Trompsburg: 5,138
- Jagersfontein: 6,353
- Bloemfontein: 300,150
- Petrusburg: 11,071
- Brandfort: 23,521
- Botshabelo: 177,926
- Philippolis: 7,056
- Fauresmith: 8,916
- Koffiefontein: 10,778
- Jacobsdal: 9,748
- Boshof: 32,033
- Theunissen: 38,482
- Bultfontein: 28,556
- Hoopstad: 27,934
- Wesselsbron: 26,494
- Odendaalsrus: 97,603
- Welkom: 248,186
- Virginia: 81,780
- Hennenman: 25,165
- Ventersburg: 14,534
- Ladybrand: 30,532
- Excelsior: 18,051
- Clocolan: 18,542
- Marquard: 17,217
- Winburg: 17,765
- Senekal: 41,551
- Ficksburg: 36,810
- Fouriesburg: 16,932
- Bethlehem: 80,921
- Lindley: 37,664
- Reitz: 30,712
- Harrismith: 63,220
- Vrede: 37,324
- Kroonstad: 110,963
- Bothaville: 54,726
- Viljoenskroon: 59,279
- Vredefort: 13,518
- Koppies: 19,723
- Parys: 48,678
- Sasolburg: 89,079
- Heilbron: 40,987
- Frankfort: 44,617
Administrators of the Orange Free State Province (1910–1994)
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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May 1910 to May 1915 | Alfred Ernest William Ramsbottom | |
15 September 1914 to 20 October 1914 | Christiaan Rudolf de Wet | In rebellion |
May 1915 to 2 March 1924 | Cornelius Hermanus Wessels | From 4 March 1920, Sir Cornelius Hermanus Wessels |
11 March 1924 to March 1929 | Esaias Reinier Grobler | |
March 1929 to 11 November 1936 | Carl Theodorus Muller Wilcocks | |
November 1936 to December 1936 | Johannes Buys | Acting |
December 1936 to December 1940 | Johannes Frederik Janse van Rensburg | |
December 1940 to December 1950 | Stephanus Philippus Barnard | |
1 January 1951 to December 1959 | Jacobus "Jim" Johannes Fouché | |
December 1959 to December 1969 | Johannes Willem Jacobus Coetzee du Plessis | |
December 1969 to 13 December 1974 | Gabriel François van Lingen Froneman | |
14 December 1974 to 1979 | Abraham Cornelis van Wyk | |
1979 to 1980 | Cornelius "Nak" van der Merwe | |
November 1980 to August 1991 | Louis Johannes Botha | |
August 1991 to 7 May 1994 | Louis van der Watt | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Census > 1991 > RSA > Variable Description > Person file > District code". Statistics South Africa - Nesstar WebView. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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