Willows, Bloemfontein

Willows is a suburb of Bloemfontein. It housed the first post office which was built in Bloemfontein. The post office was built in King Edward Drive, and most young people would know it as King Edward Cafe, however due to communication gaps, King Edward Cafe was demolished in 2006, to make space for residential flats.

Willows
Willows is located in Free State (South African province)
Willows
Willows
Willows is located in South Africa
Willows
Willows
Coordinates: 29.121°S 26.204°E / -29.121; 26.204
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
MunicipalityMangaung
Main PlaceBloemfontein
Area
  Total2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total6,150
  Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African74.0%
  Coloured10.2%
  Indian/Asian1.2%
  White14.2%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho33.1%
  Afrikaans23.1%
  English15.3%
  Tswana11.6%
  Other16.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9301
PO box
9320

References

  1. "Sub Place Willows". Census 2011.


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