Odendaalsrus

Odendaalsrus

Street in downtown Odendaalsrus.
Odendaalsrus

 Odendaalsrus shown within Free State

Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E / 27.867°S 26.683°E / -27.867; 26.683Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E / 27.867°S 26.683°E / -27.867; 26.683
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Lejweleputswa
Municipality Matjhabeng
Established 1912
Area[1]
 • Total 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 63,743
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 93.1%
 • Coloured 0.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 6.1%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Sotho 68.8%
 • Xhosa 13.4%
 • Afrikaans 7.7%
 • Tswana 2.5%
 • Other 7.7%
Postal code (street) 9480
PO box 9480
Area code 057

Odendaalsrus is the oldest gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa.

History

It started out in 1912 as a ramshackle collection of farms and a central church that became a town. In April 1946 gold was struck on the farm Geduld near the town. This discovery was mentioned in Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country. On the 5 December 2000, Odendaalrus was incorporated into the Matjhabeng Local Municipality along with the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Hennenman, Ventersburg and Virginia.

Odendaalsrus celebrated its 100th year anniversary in 2012, it is a town located on the Goldfields close to a couple of mines, and a large Harcos farm producing chickens and eggs. The Kutlwanong location is divided into 16 sections, namely: k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10 and block 1, block 2, block 4, block 5, block 6, and block 7.

Kutlwanong

Kutloanong Location is a township located about 10 km outside Odendaalsrus, between Welkom and Allanridge, established to house black people during the apartheid era. It falls under the Municipality of Lejweleputsa. It is well known for producing soccer stars such as Kamohelo Mokotjo, Khotso Moleko, Vuyisile Wana and also it is a birth Place of a Pentecostal and Charismatic Preachers Such as Rev Jack Mponeng who is impacting communities of South Africa with His Charismatic Preaching and Bible Centered Faith Teachings etc.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Odendaalsrus and Kutlwanong from Census 2011.

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