Bultfontein

Bultfontein is a town in the Free State province of South Africa with a total population of about 23,400 people. It is situated in the Tswelopele Local Municipality, about north of Bloemfontein. The town site was laid out in 1873; it had been delayed because of a location dispute which also led to the establishment of Hoopstad to the north-west. The township of Phahameng was established on the outskirts of Bultfontein in the 1970s.

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Settlement.name: Bultfontein
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Free State#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Free State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lejweleputswa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tswelopele
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1873
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 44.0
Settlement.population_total: 23365
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Dialing code: 051

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inception: 1873-01-01
postal code: 9670

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left|thumb|Emil Holub's house in Bultfontein in 1870s According to the 2011 census, Bultfontein proper has a population of 2,176, while Phahameng has a population of 21,189, giving the urban area a total population of 23,365. Of this population 93% described themselves as Black African, 5.5% as White, and 0.5% as Coloured. 57% spoke Sotho as their home language, 23% spoke Xhosa, 9.5% spoke Tswana and 6% spoke Afrikaans as first language.