Ficksburg
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Clockwise from top: View of Ficksburg from Imperani Mountain, Old Building, NG Church. | |
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| Coordinates: 28°52′25.3″S 27°52′41.2″E / 28.873694°S 27.878111°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Setsoto |
| Established | 1867 |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.4 km2 (19.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,628 m (5,341 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,400 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 37.2% |
| • Coloured | 7.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 12.0% |
| • White | 42.3% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 50.9% |
| • English | 22.4% |
| • Sotho | 17.9% |
| • Other | 8.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9730 |
| PO box | 9730 |
| Area code | 051 |
Ficksburg is a town situated at the foot of the 1,750 meter high Imperani Mountain in Free State province, South Africa. The town was named after General Johan Fick in 1867 who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. He laid out many erven and plots that could be bought at a reasonable price. It is located on the north bank of the Mohokare River, which separates it from the town of Maputsoe in Lesotho. The town was later proclaimed a municipality in 1891.