Free State
ProvinceData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province 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 (50,126 mi²)
- Population density
- 23/km² (59/mi²)
- 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
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3 tracked metros
#700Bloemfontein★ Capital
811K · Emerging Metro
3.0
#2028Welkom
439K · Local Metro
0.4
#3436Bethlehem (SA)
130K · Local Metro
0.0