Thabong
Thabong is the second largest township after Botshabelo in the Free State province of South Africa. The township was established during the years of segregation of black people as well as the township of Bronville for coloured people adjacent to the city of Welkom, to accommodate workers at the world's richest gold mines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riebeeckstad and Welkom.
Riebeeckstad
Town
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Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa. Riebeeckstad is situated 4½ km north of Thabong.
Welkom
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Welkom is the second-largest city in the Free State province. Welkom is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.
Thabong
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: South African township and locality
- Location: Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.96649° or 27° 57′ 59″ southLongitude
26.79304° or 26° 47′ 35″ eastElevation
1,373 metres (4,505 feet)Open location code
5G482QMV+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2269532563OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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