Virginia
E1040004
Virginia is a gold mining town in South Africa’s Free State province, known for its role in the region’s mining industry and its location near the Sand River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryCode | ZA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRegion | Free State goldfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Matjhabeng Local Municipality Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
gold extraction
ⓘ
uranium extraction ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
retail trade
ⓘ
services ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
mine-related pollution
ⓘ
tailings management ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mine dumps
ⓘ
processing plants ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | rail connection to regional network ⓘ |
| hasMiningCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
uranium ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Bloemfontein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welkom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Allanridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hennenman NERFINISHED ⓘ Odendaalsrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theunissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Sand River (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional roads ⓘ |
| isInSouthernPartOf | Free State province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ Sesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Free State province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sand River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lejweleputswa District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matjhabeng Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lejweleputswa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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