Dewetsdorp
Sign in to saveDewetsdorp is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa, 68 km south-east of Bloemfontein. The town was set up, without approval of the Volksraad, by field-cornet Jacobus de Wet, father of the Second Anglo-Boer War general Christiaan de Wet. Eventually recognized officially, the town became a municipality and named De Wet in 1890. General Christiaan de Wet successfully attacked English forces stationed there in November 1900.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dewetsdorp
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Free State#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Free State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mangaung
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1880
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_party
- ANC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mpolokeng Mahase
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 23.05
- Settlement.population_total
- 833
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Naledi Local Municipality
- Elevation
- 1538
- Capital of
- Naledi Local Municipality
- Shares border with
- Botshabelo
- Image
- Town Hall (Dewetsdorp).jpg
- Dialing code
- 051
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- inception
- 1880-01-01
- postal code
- 9940
Sources (2)
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Article · Italiano
Dewetsdorp è un centro abitato del Sudafrica, situato nella provincia del Free State.
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