What is the population of Free State?

The population of Free State is 2,928,903.

Where is Free State located?

Free State is located at latitude -29.0000000 and longitude 26.0000000. It is in South Africa.

What is the area of Free State?

The area of Free State is 129825 km².

What time zone is Free State in?

Free State is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.

How has the population of Free State changed?

The population of Free State has increased from 2,745,590 (2011) to 2,928,903 (2020), a change of 6.7%.

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Quick Facts about Free State

Population	2,928,903
Country	South Africa
State	Orange Free State (South Africa)
Area	129825 km²
Official name	IPhondo yaFreyistata, Freistata
Easternmost point	Point(29.78512 -27.59674)
Northernmost point	Point(27.96954 -26.66874)
Latitude & Longitude	-29.0000,26.0000
Legislative body	Free State Legislature
Altitude	4,242 feet / 1293 meters
Capital	Bloemfontein
Establishment	April 27, 1994 (31 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC+02:00
Local time	18:59:45 (19th April 2026)

Geography

Free State is located at 29°0'0"S 26°0'0"E (-29.0000000, 26.0000000). It has 13 neighbors: Mokhotlong District, Mohale s Hoek District, Maseru District, Mafeteng District, Leribe District, Butha Buthe District, Berea District, Province of KwaZulu Natal, Province of Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Province of Northern Cape and Province of North West.

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The largest city of Free State is Welkom with a population of 431,944. Other cities include, Kroonstad population 103,992 and Bethlehem population 83,654. See all Free State cities & populated places.

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Free State has 13 neighbours.

Mokhotlong district of Lesotho
Mohale’s Hoek District district of Lesotho
Maseru district of Lesotho
Mafeteng District district of Lesotho
Leribe District district of Lesotho
Butha-Buthe district of Lesotho
Berea district of Lesotho
KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Gauteng province of South Africa
Mpumalanga province of South Africa
Northern Cape province of South Africa
North West province of South Africa

Fezile Dabi District Municipality
Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality
Lejweleputswa District Municipality
Xhariep District Municipality
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2011	2,745,590	-	census
2016	2,834,714	3.14%	sample
2020	2,928,903	3.22%	estimation process

Estado Livre, Fristaten, OFS, Orange Free State, Province of the Orange Free State, Vrystaat