Smithfield
Smithfield is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Founded in 1848 in the Orange River Sovereignty, the town is situated in a rural farming district and is the third oldest town in present-day Free State, after Philippolis and Winburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 5,730 residents
- Description: town in Free State, South Africa
- Also known as: “Smithfield, Free State” and “Smithfield, South Africa”
- Neighbors: Bloemfontein
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mofulatshepe.
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Smithfield is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Founded in 1848 in the Orange River Sovereignty, the town is situated in a rural farming district and is the third oldest town in present-day Free State, after Philippolis and Winburg.
Smithfield
Latitude
-30.21314° or 30° 12′ 47″ southLongitude
26.53061° or 26° 31′ 50″ eastPopulation
5,730Elevation
1,401 metres (4,596 feet)Open location code
4GX8QGPJ+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1573785753OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
954486Wikidata ID
Q820535
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Smithfield” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Smithfield”
- Asturian: “Smithfield”
- Cebuano: “Smithfield”
- Dutch: “Smithfield”
- Estonian: “Smithfield (LAV)”
- Estonian: “Smithfield”
- French: “Smithfield (État-Libre)”
- French: “Smithfield”
- German: “Smithfield”
- Hungarian: “Smithfield”
- Pedi: “Smithfield”
- Portuguese: “Smithfield”
- Romanian: “Smithfield, Free State”
- Romanian: “Smithfield”
- Slovenian: “Smithfield”
- Southern Sotho: “Smithfield”
- Urdu: “سمتھفیلڈ، فری اسٹیٹ”
- Zulu: “ISmithfield, IFuleyisitata”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Smithfield Magistrate’s Court and D. R. de Wet Library.
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