Tweeling Explained

Tweeling
Other Name:Mafahlaneng
Pushpin Map:South Africa Free State#South Africa
Coordinates:-27.55°N 59°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Free State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Fezile Dabi
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mafube
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.6
Elevation M:1600
Population Total:6465
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:93.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:3.8%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Sotho
Demographics2 Info1:76.1%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:13.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:6.1%
Demographics2 Title4:Sign language
Demographics2 Info4:1.5%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:9820
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:9820
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:058

Tweeling (meaning twin in Dutch and Afrikaans) is a small town situated 22 km from Frankfort in the Free State province of South Africa. The adjacent township is named Mafahlaneng, or "place of twins". This region of the highveld is colloquially known as the Riemland, recalling a time when it was a favoured hunting ground of the early pioneers.

Early inhabitants

The very first people or inhabitants of this place were the San, this is evident from the rock art and paintings left on the rocks. Students from the University of Witwatersrand Rock Art Research Institute are currently busy researching the site.

Establishment of the town

The town was established in 1920 on the two farms Tweelingspruit and Tweelingkop, their names derived from two similar looking hills just outside the town.[2] It is situated just east of the Liebenbergsvlei River which is a conduit for water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Tweeling is the halfway mark of the annual Liebensbergvlei Canoe Marathon. The two day race starts near Reitz and halts 33 km downstream at Zorgvliet farm, near Tweeling. The second stage starts from Bruinswick farm north of town and ends at Frankfort.Tweeling Mafahlaneng is part of Mafube Local Municipality

Attractions

People from Tweeling

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Notes and References

  1. Sum of the Main Places Mafahlaneng and Tweeling from Census 2011.
  2. Book: Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa . Nasou . 1975 . 978-0-625-00327-3 . Cape Town . 3.