Tweeling

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 black 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.

Tweeling Mafahlaneng
View of Tweeling
Tweeling Tweeling
Coordinates: 27°33′S 28°31′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Fezile Dabi
Municipality	Mafube
Area [1]
• Total	4.6 km^2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,465
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	93.9%
• Coloured	1.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	3.8%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sotho	76.1%
• Zulu	13.8%
• Afrikaans	6.1%
• Sign language	1.5%
• Other	2.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9820
PO box	9820
Area code	058

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. 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.

People from Tweeling

• Johan Heyns, theologian
• Sisi Ntombela, politician and 6th premier of the Free State

Gallery

• 
  Refeng Thabo High School in Mafahlaneng township
• 
  Liebenbergsvlei River north of town

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Mafahlaneng and Tweeling from Census 2011.

Media related to Tweeling at Wikimedia Commons

External links

[Dabulamanzi.co.za/liebenbergsvlei/|[[https://dabulamanzi.co.za/liebenbergsvlei/]