Odendaalsrus

Odendaalsrus
Street in downtown Odendaalsrus.
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Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E / 27.867°S 26.683°E / -27.867; 26.683Coordinates: 27°52′S 26°41′E / 27.867°S 26.683°E / -27.867; 26.683
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Municipality	Matjhabeng
Established	1912
Area
• Total	42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	63,743
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	93.1%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	6.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• Sotho	68.8%
• Xhosa	13.4%
• Afrikaans	7.7%
• Tswana	2.5%
• Other	7.7%
Postal code (street)	9480
PO box	9480
Area code	057

Odendaalsrus is the oldest gold mining town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa.

It started out in 1912 as a ramshackle collection of farms and a central church that became a town. In April 1946 gold was struck on the farm Geduld near the town. This discovery was mentioned in Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country. On the 5 December 2000, Odendaalrus was incorporated into the Matjhabeng Local Municipality along with the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Hennenman, Ventersburg and Virginia.

Odendaalsrus celebrated its 100th year anniversary in 2012, it is a town located on the Goldfields close to a couple of mines, and a large Harcos farm producing chickens and eggs. The Kutlwanong location is divided into 16 sections, namely: k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10 and block 1, block 2, block 4, block 5, block 6, and block 7.

Kutloanong Location is a township located about 10 km outside Odendaalsrus, between Welkom and Allanridge, established to house black people during the apartheid era. It falls under the Municipality of Lejweleputsa. It is well known for producing soccer stars such as Kamohelo Mokotjo, Khotso Moleko, Vuyisile Wana and also it is a birth Place of a Pentecostal and Charismatic Preachers Such as Rev Jack Mponeng who is impacting communities of South Africa with His Charismatic Preaching and Bible Centered Faith Teachings etc.