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Fun fact 1 about Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (20349855518)
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Bloemfontein was officially founded in 1846 as a fort by British Army major Henry Douglas Warden.

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South Africa
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Bloemfontein

South Africa

Country
South Africa
Population
520.0K
Coordinates
-29.09, 26.16
470th most populous city in the world

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and administrative capital Pretoria.

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