Fochville
Place in Gauteng, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fochville is a farming and mining town located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is part of the Merafong City Local Municipality, which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong. The area surrounding Fochville contains Sotho or Tswana ruins. Tlokwe Ruins are the remains of Sotho-Tswana settlements on the hills surrounding Fochville that were inhabited until the 1820s. Boer War hero Danie Theron was killed 5 km north of the town. The town itself was established as an agricultural centre in 1920 and was named after the World War I commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in France, Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch.[2]
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Fochville | |
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Coordinates: 26°29′S 27°29′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
District | West Rand |
Municipality | Merafong City |
Area | |
• Total | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,497 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• White | 71.7% |
• Black African | 25.7% |
• Coloureds | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 71.3% |
• English | 6.8% |
• Sotho | 6.2% |
• Tswana | 6.0% |
• Other | 9.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2515 |
PO box | 2515 |
Area code | 018 |
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