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Kroonstad Destination Guide

Explore Kroonstad in South Africa

Kroonstad in the region of Free State with its 103,992 inhabitants is a town in South Africa - some 144 mi or ( 232 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kroonstad is now 02:15 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Hlotse, Butha-Buthe, Gaborone, and Mbabane. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Maseru . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kroonstad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Moqhaka Local Municipality

Moqhaka is a municipality in the Fezile Dabi District, Free State Province, South Africa. In 2001 the population was 167 881 with a total area of 7925 km ². The seat of local government is Kroonstad. The community name is the South-Sotho-word for "crown".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -27.65 27.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Local Municipalities of Fezile Dabi

Kroonstad

Kroonstad (Dutch for Crown City, pronounced) is the third-largest town in the Free State province of South Africa, and lies two hours drive from Gauteng. It is probably named after Kroondrift, a ford in the area where the town was established. The Bloemhoek Dam lies just east of the city and supplies much of its water needs.

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Located at -27.67 27.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former national capitals, Populated places established in 1855, Populated places in the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Second Boer War concentration camps

Bloemhoek Dam

Bloemhoek Dam, is an earth-fill type dam located on a small river called Jordaan Spruit close to Kroonstad, Free State, province South Africa. It is part of the Vals River System. The Serfontein Dam, which is almost completely silted-up, releases water directly into the Vals River from where it is pumped into the Bloemhoek Dam, for supply to the urban area of Kroonstad. Its main purpose is for municipal and industrial use.

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Located at -27.63 27.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1976, Dams in South Africa

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kroonstad