Clarens, South Africa
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Clarens is a small town situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free State province of South Africa and nicknamed the "Jewel of the Eastern Free State". It was established in 1912 and named after the town of Clarens in Switzerland where exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days. It is situated 336 km from Johannesburg, 284 km from Bloemfontein, and 389 km from Durban.
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Clarens | |
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Coordinates: 28°31′S 28°25′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
Municipality | Dihlabeng |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Tjhetane Mofokeng [1] (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 751 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• White | 58.32% |
• Black African | 34.09% |
• Coloured | 4.13% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.20% |
• Other | 0.27% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 44.02% |
• Afrikaans | 46.37% |
• Sotho | 7.05% |
• Other | 2.56% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9707 |
PO box | 9707 |
Area code | 058 |
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