Riebeeckstad

Riebeeckstad
A shopping centre in Riebeeckstad
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Coordinates: 27.918777°S 26.818777°E / -27.918777; 26.818777
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Municipality	Matjhabeng
Government
• Type	Part of Municipality
• Mayor	Sebenzile Ngangelizwe (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	13.22 km^2 (5.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,268
• Density	850/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	49.2%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	48.4%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	48.3%
• Sotho	32.4%
• English	8.6%
• Xhosa	4.0%
• Other	6.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9459
PO box	9469
Area code	057

Painting of Jan van Riebeeck by E.C. Godée Molsbergen.

Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa.

History

It is named after Jan van Riebeeck and was established as an upper-class^[citation needed] suburb, void of mine shafts, for people working in Welkom or on the Free State goldfields. The suburb is the largest in the city of Welkom and has a significant white population. Afrikaans is most spoken language in the suburb followed by Sesotho and English. The suburb is located few kilometres from the Central University of Technology in Welkom.

References

1. "Main Place Riebeeckstad". Census 2011.