Rouxville

Rouxville is a small wool and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa and is situated on the N6 national route. The town is at the centre of the wool producing area of the Transgariep.

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Settlement.name: Rouxville
Settlement.image_skyline: NG kerk Rouxville.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: NG Church in Rouxville
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Free State#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Free State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Xhariep
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mohokare
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1863
Settlement.area_total_km2: 16.82
Settlement.population_total: 780
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: South Africa
Located in: Mohokare Local Municipality
Elevation: 1504
Shares border with: Smithfield
Image: NG kerk Rouxville.jpg
Dialing code: 051

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Commons category: Rouxville
inception: 1863-01-01
postal code: 9958

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Rouxville is situated near a number of interesting locations - Zastron (30 km), Aliwal North (34 km), Smithfield (35 km), Gariep Dam (60 km) and Bethulie. Lady Grey, the Witteberg mountain range (with the 2,769 m Avoca peak) and the Drakensberg mountain range are also easily accessible from Rouxville, while the Lesotho border is ca. 70 km away.

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