Orange Free State (province)


The Province of the Orange Free State, commonly referred to as the Orange Free State, Free State or by its abbreviation OFS, was one of the four provinces of [South Africa] from 1910 to 1994. After 27 April 1994 it was dissolved following the first non-racial election in South Africa. It is now called the Free State Province.
Its predecessor was the Orange River Colony which in 1902 had replaced the Orange [Free State], a Boer republic.
Its outside borders were the same as those of the modern Free State Province; except for the bantustans of QwaQwa and one part of Bophuthatswana, which were contained on land inside of the provincial Orange Free State borders.

Districts in 1991

Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census.
DistrictPopulation
Zastron14,122
Rouxville11,904
Bethulie9,333
Smithfield7,946
Wepener12,964
Dewetsdorp13,521
Reddersburg6,070
Edenburg6,968
Trompsburg5,138
Jagersfontein6,353
Bloemfontein300,150
Petrusburg11,071
Brandfort23,521
Botshabelo177,926
Philippolis7,056
Fauresmith8,916
Koffiefontein10,778
Jacobsdal9,748
Boshof32,033
Theunissen38,482
Bultfontein28,556
Hoopstad27,934
Wesselsbron26,494
Odendaalsrus97,603
Welkom248,186
Virginia81,780
Hennenman25,165
Ventersburg14,534
Ladybrand30,532
Excelsior18,051
Clocolan18,542
Marquard17,217
Winburg17,765
Senekal41,551
Ficksburg36,810
Fouriesburg16,932
Bethlehem80,921
Lindley37,664
Reitz30,712
Harrismith63,220
Vrede37,324
Kroonstad110,963
Bothaville54,726
Viljoenskroon59,279
Vredefort13,518
Koppies19,723
Parys48,678
Sasolburg89,079
Heilbron40,987
Frankfort44,617