Marquard
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For other uses, see Marquard (disambiguation).
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| Coordinates: 28°40′S 27°26′E / 28.667°S 27.433°ECoordinates: 28°40′S 27°26′E / 28.667°S 27.433°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Setsoto |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,024 |
| • Density | 656/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 36.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.7% |
| • White | 57.5% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 48.7% |
| • Sotho | 32.5% |
| • English | 14.9% |
| • Zulu | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 9610 |
| Website | http://www.marquard.co.za/ |
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Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest. The town was set up by an influential Dutch Reform minister, JJ Marquard with the help of Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, the commandant of the Orange Free State in 1905.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Marquard". Census 2001. http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/41205.
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