Orange Free State Province
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Orange Free State Province was a former province in central South Africa, centered on the city of Bloemfontein and historically rooted in the 19th-century Boer republic of the Orange Free State.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orange Free State Province canonical | 5 |
| Free State province of South Africa | 2 |
| Free State province, South Africa | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former province of South Africa ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Basutoland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bechuanaland Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Natal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Transvaal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFunction | judicial capital of South Africa ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Bethlehem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ Kroonstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasolburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Welkom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsUniversity | University of the Orange Free State (now University of the Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1994 ⓘ |
| established | 1910 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
provincial administrator (Union era)
ⓘ
provincial council ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Orange River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMetropolitanArea | Bloemfontein metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | Orange Free State (Boer republic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Afrikaner heartland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
gold mining (Welkom area) ⓘ maize farming ⓘ |
| largestCity | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central South Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Orange Free State (Boer republic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Highveld region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEntity | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Orange River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | inland province ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Free State Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | seat of South Africa's Appellate Division (Bloemfontein) ⓘ |
| successor | Free State Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | high plateau ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late apartheid era ⓘ |
| usedInAdministrativeDivisionSystem | four-province system of South Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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Free State province of South Africa
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Free State province, South Africa
this entity surface form:
Free State province, South Africa
this entity surface form:
Free State province of South Africa