Smithfield, South Africa
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Smithfield Town Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 30°12′45″S 26°31′53″E / 30.21250°S 26.53139°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Mohokare |
| Established | 1849 |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.5 km2 (13.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,779 |
| • Density | 135/km2 (349/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.4% |
| • Coloured | 5.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 3.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 66.9% |
| • Xhosa | 20.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.4% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9966 |
| PO box | 9966 |
| Area code | 051 |
Smithfield is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Founded in 1848 in the Orange River Sovereignty (as the region was then named), the town is situated in a rural farming district and is the third oldest town in present-day Free State, after Philippolis and Winburg.