Bultfontein

Bultfontein
Bultfontein  Bultfontein shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 28°17′13″S 26°09′02″E / 28.28694°S 26.15056°E / -28.28694; 26.15056Coordinates: 28°17′13″S 26°09′02″E / 28.28694°S 26.15056°E / -28.28694; 26.15056
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Municipality	Tswelopele
Established	1873[1]
Area[2]
• Total	44.0 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	23,365
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	93.3%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	5.5%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Sotho	56.7%
• Xhosa	22.7%
• Tswana	9.5%
• Afrikaans	6.1%
• Other	5.0%
Postal code (street)	9670
PO box	9670
Area code	051

Bultfontein is a town in the Free State province of South Africa with a population of about 21,000 people. It is situated in the Tswelopele Local Municipality, about 100 kilometres (60 mi) north of Bloemfontein. The town site was laid out in 1873; it had been delayed because of a location dispute which also led to the establishment of Hoopstad 55 kilometres (35 mi) to the north-west.^[3] The township of Phahameng was established on the outskirts of Bultfontein in the 1970s.^{[citation needed]}

According to the 2001 census, Bultfontein proper has a population of 1,034,^[4] while Phahameng has a population of 20,063,^[5] giving the urban area a total population of 21,097. Of this population 94.9% described themselves as Black African, 4.2% as White, and 0.8% as Coloured. 48.4% spoke Sotho as their home language, 27.5% spoke Xhosa, 16.2% spoke Tswana, and 4.6% spoke Afrikaans.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State District seat: Welkom Masilonyana Brandfort Florisbad Soutpan Theunissen Verkeerdevlei Winburg Tokologo Boshof Dealesville Hertzogville Tswelopele Bultfontein Hoopstad Matjhabeng Allanridge Hennenman Odendaalsrus Riebeeckstad Ventersburg Virginia Welkom Whites Nala Bothaville Wesselsbron