Bloemfontein
| Piiluu | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Bloemfontein |
| Native label | Bloemfontein |
| Named after | flower, fountain |
| Continent | Africa |
| Paaloŋ | South Africa |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00 |
| Coordinate location | 29°6′0″S 26°13′0″E |
| Twinned administrative body | Nanjing, Bhubaneswar |
| Shares border with | Kroonstad |
| Postal code | 9301, 9300 |
| Official website | http://www.bloemfontein.co.za/ |
| Local dialing code | 051 |

Bloemfontein (/ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn/ BLOOM-fon-tayn;[1] Afrikaans: [ˈblumfɔntəin]), [2]meŋ naŋ e Bloem, e la teŋkpoŋ ane kapital ko a Free State province naŋ be South Africa ane gbɛɛ gyamaa, ane saakonnoŋ, naŋ e a teŋɛ saakonnoŋ "gyudisaal kapital", neŋ a begere maaleba kapital Cape Town ane administrative kapital Pretoria, naŋ wuli ka o e la a teŋɛ kɔɔto kpoŋ South Africa, a Merɛ kɔɔto, meŋ naŋ e Johannesburg[3][4] [5]yi a 1994.
Naŋ zɛge do saa a 1,395 m (4,577 ft) a gaŋ a sea level, a teŋɛ e la a teŋkpoŋ ko a 256,185 (a 2011) [6]kpeɛreba naŋ e zie kaŋa ko a Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality naŋ taa noba yagroŋ neŋ 747,431. [7]O taa la tembile ko a 2010 FIFA World Cup.
A teŋɛ ko a Bloemfontein hosts ko Supreme Court of Appeal, a Franklin Game Reserve, [8]Naval Hill, a Maselspoort Resort ane a Sand du Plessis Theatre. A teŋɛ taa la museums sere, teseŋ National Women's Monument, a Anglo-Boer War Museum, a National Museum, ane a Oliewenhuis Art Museum. Bloemfontein meŋ da taa la dɛndɛŋ ko digital planetarium naŋ be southern hemisphere, a Naval Hill Planetarium, ane Boyden Observatory, a astronomical research observatory.
Geography ane Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Bloemfontein, elevation 1,353 m (4,439 ft), (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.3
(102.7) |
38.9
(102.0) |
34.7
(94.5) |
33.3
(91.9) |
29.5
(85.1) |
24.5
(76.1) |
26.5
(79.7) |
28.6
(83.5) |
33.6
(92.5) |
34.8
(94.6) |
36.6
(97.9) |
37.7
(99.9) |
39.3
(102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8
(87.4) |
29.8
(85.6) |
27.9
(82.2) |
24.2
(75.6) |
21.3
(70.3) |
18.1
(64.6) |
18.2
(64.8) |
20.9
(69.6) |
25.2
(77.4) |
27.4
(81.3) |
28.8
(83.8) |
30.5
(86.9) |
25.2
(77.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9
(73.2) |
22.2
(72.0) |
20.0
(68.0) |
15.8
(60.4) |
11.8
(53.2) |
8.2
(46.8) |
7.9
(46.2) |
10.7
(51.3) |
14.9
(58.8) |
18.3
(64.9) |
20.1
(68.2) |
22.2
(72.0) |
16.2
(61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.1
(59.2) |
14.6
(58.3) |
12.1
(53.8) |
7.3
(45.1) |
2.2
(36.0) |
−1.7
(28.9) |
−2.3
(27.9) |
0.4
(32.7) |
4.7
(40.5) |
9.1
(48.4) |
11.4
(52.5) |
13.8
(56.8) |
7.2
(45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6
(42.1) |
4.3
(39.7) |
0.8
(33.4) |
−2.6
(27.3) |
−8.7
(16.3) |
−9.1
(15.6) |
−9.6
(14.7) |
−9.7
(14.5) |
−6.7
(19.9) |
−2.9
(26.8) |
−0.1
(31.8) |
3.3
(37.9) |
−9.7
(14.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.8
(3.61) |
83.1
(3.27) |
77.0
(3.03) |
43.6
(1.72) |
19.0
(0.75) |
12.5
(0.49) |
5.3
(0.21) |
9.9
(0.39) |
11.6
(0.46) |
45.5
(1.79) |
64.8
(2.55) |
71.3
(2.81) |
535.2
(21.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 54.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 287.1 | 247.1 | 257.4 | 244.6 | 257.3 | 239.9 | 265.9 | 282.3 | 273.7 | 286.1 | 289.7 | 291.6 | 3,222.8 |
| Source 1: NOAA (humidity 1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: South African Weather Service (precipitation) | |||||||||||||
Primary education
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- St. Andrew's Primary School
- Grey College Primary School
- Jim Fouché Primary School
Secondary education
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- St. Andrew's School
- Grey College
- Eunice High School
- Bloemfontein High School
- Hoërskool Fichardtpark
- Hoërskool Jim Fouché
- Hoërskool Sand du Plessis
- St. Michael's School
- Hoërskool Sentraal
Tertiary education
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Public tertiary institutions
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- University of the Free State
- Central University of Technology
- Motheo TVET college
Museums
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Bloemfontein e la yiri ko a museums sere mine.
- Anglo-Boer War Museum
- National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
- Oliewenhuis Art Museum.
- South African Armour Museum.
- Sesotho Literature Museum.
Media
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Dumelang Media
Newspapers
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Dumelang News - The People's Paper
- Free State Times
- Volksblad
- Ons Stad Closed down
- Bloemnuus
- The Weekly
- Courant
Radio
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- OFM
- Kovsie FM
- Lesedi FM
- Motheo FM
- Radio Rosestad 100.6 FM
- Motsweding FM
- CUT FM
- Med FM
Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Nembanne gyamaa naŋ be Bloemfontein; bana la:
Rugby players
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- François Steyn, rugby player
- Juan Smith, rugby player
- Os du Randt, rugby player
- Chris Dry, South Africa national rugby sevens team player
- Naka Drotské, rugby player
- Brendan Venter, rugby player
- Andre Joubert, rugby player
- Andre Venter, rugby player
- Ruben Kruger, rugby player
- Ollie Le Roux, rugby player
- Coenie Oosthuizen, rugby player
- Jannie de Beer, rugby player
- Ox Nché, rugby player
Cricket players
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Allan Donald, South African cricketer
- Hansie Cronje, South African cricket captain
- Morne van Wyk, played ko South Africa Proteas Cricket team
- Kepler Wessels, test cricketer neŋ Australia ane South Africa
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Wikimedia Commons taa la yiiluŋ mine ko Bloemfontein.
Wikivoyage taa la sori tuubu guubu mine kyaare Bloemfontein.
- Bloemfontein a official Mangaung Local Municipality website
- Apartheid ane yiri yele ko Mangaung ane Botshabelo Archived 6 December 2017 naŋ be Wayback Machine
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- Bloemfontein
- Populated places in Mangaung
- Cities in South Africa
- Provincial capitals in South Africa
- Capitals in Africa
- Populated places established in 1846
- Populated places founded by Afrikaners
- Second Boer War concentration camps
Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bloemfontein
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bloemfontein
- ↑ https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1937-6812
- ↑ https://www.gov.za/about-sa/south-africa-glance
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=4286&id=7349
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=mangaung-municipality
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Bloemfontein