Clocolan
Clocolan | |
|---|---|
| Hlohlolwane | |
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| Coordinates: 28°54′50″S 27°34′01″E / 28.91389°S 27.56694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Setsoto |
| Established | 1906 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,349 |
| • Density | 85.4/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 48.9% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.1% |
| • White | 46.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 47.1% |
| • Sotho | 35.5% |
| • English | 13.7% |
| • Sign language | 1.7% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9735 |
| PO box | 9735 |
| Area code | 051 |
Clocolan, officially renamed Hlohlolwane, was established in 1906, is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa. The Basotho called the place Hlohlolwane (Hlohla-o-lwane, "get up and fight"). New inhabitants mispronounced the name and called it Clocolan.