Allanridge

Allanridge
Allanridge
Coordinates	27 ° 45 '22 "  S , 26 ° 38' 15"  E Coordinates: 27 ° 45 '22 "  S , 26 ° 38' 15"  O
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	free State
District	Lejweleputswa
local community	Matjhabeng
height	1327 m
surface	28.2 km²
Residents	2361 (2011)
density	83.8  Ew. / km²
founding	1950

Allanridge is a city in the South African province of Free State (Free State). It is located in the Matjhabeng municipality in the Lejweleputswa district .

geography

In 2011 Allanridge had 2361 residents. A few kilometers to the southeast is the township settlement Phathakahle with 16,976 residents. Allanridge is 21 miles north of the town of Welkom .

history

The site was founded in 1950 and named after the geologist Allan Roberts, who had struck gold nearby . In 1956 the place received the municipal status. In 2000, Allanridge joined the newly formed Mathjabeng Congregation.

Economy and Transport

The main source of income is gold mining, primarily through the Lorraine Gold Mining Company .

Allanridge is on the R30 , which connects Bothaville in the north with Odendaalsrus in the south.

Freight traffic is operated on the Whites- Allanridge-Bothaville branch line , which branches off the Johannesburg - Bloemfontein main line.

Web links

• Tourist information at south-africa-info.co.za (English)
• Portrait at sahistory.org.za (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Census 2011 Allanridge , accessed on July 1, 2018
2. ↑ 2011 Census, Phathakahle , accessed July 1, 2018
3. ↑ ^{a b} Entry at Southern African Place Names (English; archive version)
4. ↑ Allanridge at ahowme.co.za (English), accessed on July 1, 2018