Free State
ProvinceProvince of South Africa.
AfricaCapital: BloemfonteinLanguage: English
Population
3.0M
Metros tracked
3
1.4M in metros (47%)
Composite score
3.4
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Established
- 1994
- Area
- 129,825 km²
- Population density
- 23 /km²
- Highest point
- Namahadi Peak (3,274 m (10,741 ft))
- Legislature
- Free State Legislature
- Human Development Index
- 0.737 (2023)
- Rank in South Africa
- 6th of 9 by composite score
- Area rank
- 3rd of 9 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Bloemfontein
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Free State metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #666 | Bloemfontein★ Capital | 811K | 3.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #2014 | Welkom | 439K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #3449 | Bethlehem (SA) | 130K | 0.0 | Local Metro |