Bloemfontein | |
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City | |
Nickname: The city of roses | |
Coordinates: 29°06′S 26°13′E / 29.100°S 26.217°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Metropolitan municipality | Mangaung |
Officially founded | 1846 |
Elevation | 1,395 m (4,577 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 369,568 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Area code | 051 |
Bloemfontein is one of the three capital cites of South Africa. It is the judicial capital of South Africa, as the Supreme Court is there. In Afrikaans and Dutch, Bloemfontein means "Spring of Bloem (Bloom)". It is also known as the city of roses. There are a lot of flowers in Bloemfontein.