Free State

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city dam former independent Boer republic landlocked country province of South Africa

The Free State is a central South African province known for its vast farmlands, Afrikaans-speaking communities, and historic role in the former Orange Free State republic.

Aliases (7)
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
dam →
former independent Boer republic →
landlocked country →
province of South Africa →
area approximately 129825 square kilometres →
areaRankInSouthAfrica 3 →
borderedBy Eastern Cape →
Gauteng →
KwaZulu-Natal →
Lesotho →
Mpumalanga →
North West →
Northern Cape →
capital Bloemfontein →
contains Gariep Dam →
Orange River →
Vaal River →
country South Africa →
South Africa →
dominantSpokenLanguage Sesotho →
enclavedBy South Africa →
formerName Orange Free State →
surface form: "Orange Free State Province"
historicalEntityPredecessor Orange Free State →
joinedUnionOfSouthAfricaAs Orange Free State →
surface form: "Orange Free State Province"
locatedIn Free State →
Free State →
Southern Africa →
central South Africa →
locatedOn Orange River →
majorCrop maize →
sorghum →
sunflower →
wheat →
majorLivestock cattle →
sheep →
namedAfter Orange Free State →
naturalResource coal →
gold →
officialLanguage Afrikaans →
English →
Sesotho →
population approximately 2.9 million (2022 estimate) →
populationRankInSouthAfrica second least populous province →
primaryEconomicActivity commercial agriculture →
provincialPremierTitle Premier of the Free State →
renamed 1995 →
role judicial capital of South Africa →
significantSpokenLanguage Afrikaans →
isiXhosa →
timeZone Central Africa Time →
surface form: "South African Standard Time"
utcOffset +2 →
Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free State → alsoKnownAs → Free State →
this entity surface form: "The Free State"
Second Boer War → belligerent → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Orange Free State"
Northern Cape → borderWith → Free State →
North West → borderedBy → Free State →
Eastern Cape → borders → Free State →
Mpumalanga → borders → Free State →
Gauteng → bordersProvince → Free State →
KwaZulu-Natal → bordersProvince → Free State →
Heilbron → countrySubdivision → Free State →
subject surface form: "Hertzogville"
Orange Free State → followedBy → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State Province"
Vaal River → formsBorderWith → Free State →
Afrikaners → historicalRegion → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Orange Free State"
Bloemfontein → isCapitalOf → Free State →
Free State → locatedIn → Free State →
subject surface form: "Bloemfontein"
Bloemfontein → locatedIn → Free State →
Free State → locatedIn → Free State →
subject surface form: "Gariep Dam"
Heilbron → locatedIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
subject surface form: "Hertzogville"
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
Highveld → locatedIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State Province"
this entity surface form: "Free State Province"
Vaal Triangle → locatedIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State Province"
Vredefort Dome → locatedIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
Gariep Dam → locatedInProvince → Free State →
Second Boer War → location → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Orange Free State"
N1 highway → passesThrough → Free State →
Afrikaners → populationCenter → Free State →
Bloemfontein → province → Free State →
South Africa → province → Free State →
Orange River → region → Free State →
Vaal River → region → Free State →
Gariep Dam → regionServed → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State Province"
Sesotho → spokenIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
Sotho → spokenIn → Free State →
this entity surface form: "Free State province"
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