Bloemhof
Bloemhof | |
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Bloemhof railway station | |
Bloemhof Bloemhof | |
| Coordinates: 27°39′0″S 25°35′24″E / 27.65000°S 25.59000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
| Municipality | Lekwa-Teemane |
| Established | 1864 |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.33 km2 (18.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,339 |
| • Density | 49.42/km2 (128.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 26.5% |
| • Coloured | 7.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.2% |
| • White | 61.9% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 72.1% |
| • Tswana | 7.4% |
| • English | 7.3% |
| • Sotho | 4.1% |
| • Other | 8.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2660 |
| PO box | 2660 |
| Area code | 053 |
Bloemhof is an agricultural town of about 2,000 inhabitants situated on the banks of the Vaal River in North West Province of South Africa.Bloemhof was crowned South Africa’s Town of the Year for 2025 in the Kwêla Dorp van die Jaar (Town of the Year) competition, Bloemhof came out victorious.