Verkeerdevlei

Place in Free State, South Africa

28°50′S 26°47′E / 28.833°S 26.783°E / -28.833; 26.783CountrySouth AfricaProvinceFree StateDistrictLejweleputswaMunicipalityMasilonyanaArea

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• Total7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total2,135 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African95.0% • Coloured0.7% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White3.7% • Other0.3%First languages (2011)

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• Sotho78.4% • Xhosa5.5% • Afrikaans5.3% • Tswana4.2% • Other6.6%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

9401

PO box

9401

Area code051

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] Notable residents include legendary qualified auditor and local Squash champion Hendrik Victor CA(SA).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sum of the Main Places Verkeerdevlei and Tshepong from Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 457.