Orange Free State (province)
The Province of the Orange Free State, commonly referred to as the Orange Free State, Free State or by its abbreviation OFS, was one of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910 to 1994. After 27 April 1994 it was dissolved following the first non-racial election in South Africa.
Its predecessor was the Orange River Colony.
Its outside borders were the same as those of the modern Free State Province; except for the bantustans 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.
- 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
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