Free State
Map of Free State
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
1071 m (3510 ft), 1100 m (3610 ft), 1400 m (4590 ft), 1700 m (5580 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2400 m (7870 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 3238 m (10620 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Free State
Height from south to north in Free State
1Caledon1 271 to 1 635 m2Vaal1 198 to 1 513 m3Orange1 090 to 1 507 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Bloemfontein (judicial capital), capital city of South Africa
Population: 2,964,412 (Wikidata, 2022)
Area: 129,825 km² / 50,126 sq mi
Created: 1994
Subdivisions: 5
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Namahadi Peak (3 274 m)
Lowest point: Uniesoutpan (1 071 m)
Borders
- KwaZulu-Natal — East
- Eastern Cape — South
- Mpumalanga — Northeast
- Northern Cape — West
- Gauteng — Northeast
- North West — North
- Butha-Buthe District — East
- Berea District — East
- Mafeteng District — Southeast
- Mokhotlong District — East
- Leribe District — East
- Mohale’s Hoek District — Southeast
- Maseru District — Southeast