Virginia

Virginia is a gold mining town located in the and on goldfields of the Free State province in about 140 km northeast of , the provincial capital.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 123,000 residents
  • Description: town in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Virginia, Free State” and “Virginia, South Africa”
  • Neighbors:

Virginia

Latitude
-28.1031° or 28° 6′ 11″ south
Longitude
26.8594° or 26° 51′ 34″ east
Population
123,000
Elevation
1,326 metres (4,350 feet)
Named after
Virginia
Open location code
5G38VVW5+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 66135953
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
943882
Wiki­data ID
Q1027286
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Virginia”
  • Asturian: “Virginia”
  • Catalan: “Virginia”
  • Cebuano: “Virginia”
  • Chinese: “維吉尼亞”
  • Dutch: “Virginia”
  • Esperanto: “Virginia”
  • French: “Virginia”
  • German: “Virginia”
  • Japanese: “バージニア (南アフリカ共和国)”
  • Lithuanian: “Virdžinija”
  • Malagasy: “Virginia”
  • Pedi: “Virginia, Free State”
  • Pedi: “Virginia”
  • Polish: “Virginia”
  • Russian: “Вирджиния”
  • Swahili: “Virginia (Afrika Kusini)”
  • Swahili: “Virginia”
  • Urdu: “ورجینیا، جنوبی افریقہ”
  • Zulu: “IVirginia, IFuleyisitata”

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Notable Places Nearby

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