Kestell
Kestell is a small maize farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.
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| Coordinates: 28°19′S 28°42′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Municipality | Maluti a Phofung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,269 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 6.4% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 80.5% |
| • Zulu | 7.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.8% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Area code | 058 |
Town 46 km west of Harrismith and 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Bethlehem. The new village was laid out in 1905 on the farms Mooifontein and Driekuil, acquired from Adriaan and Johannes Bezuidenhout. It became a municipality in 1906.
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