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Winburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Settlement.name
Winburg
Settlement.image_skyline
Dutch Reformed Church Winburg-001.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Dutch Reformed Church, Winburg
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
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lejweleputswa
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Masilonyana
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1835
Settlement.leader_title
Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
63.5
Settlement.elevation_m
1,430

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Area
67.2
Elevation
1438
Image
Dutch Reformed Church Winburg-001.jpg
Dialing code
051
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Commons category
Winburg
inception
1835-01-01
postal code
9420
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  • History
  • Second Boer War
  • Local politics
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References

Winburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

It is the oldest proclaimed town (1837) in the Orange Free State, South Africa and along with Griekwastad, is one of the oldest settlements in South Africa located north of the Orange River.

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