City Details: Bloemfontein

A few alternate names for Bloemfontein are: BFN, Bloemfontein, Blumfantehjn, Blumfonteina, Blumfonteinas, Blumfontejn, Blumfontejno, Blumfonteyn, EBloemfontein, IBloemfontein

Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State province in South Africa and 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, although the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994.

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Bloemfontein

General Information

  • Official Name: South Africa
  • Common Name: South Africa
  • Population: 556637
  • Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
  • Coordinates: -29.12107, 26.214
  • Country Code: ZAF
  • Continent: Africa

Closest Airports to Bloemfontein

  • 1. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN), distance from city center: 9.15 km
  • 2. Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), distance from city center: 135.24 km
  • 3. Kimberley Airport (KIM), distance from city center: 145.33 km

Location of Bloemfontein

South Africa Country Details

  • Country: South Africa
  • Official Name: Republic of South Africa
  • Capital: PretoriaBloemfonteinCape Town
  • Region: Africa
  • Subregion: Southern Africa
  • Population: 59,308,690
  • Area: 1,221,037 km²
  • Languages: Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
  • Currency: South African rand (R)
  • Timezones: UTC+02:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Eswatini
  • Zimbabwe

Holidays in Bloemfontein, South Africa

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  • New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
  • Human Rights Day - 2026-03-21
  • Good Friday - 2026-04-03
  • Family Day - 2026-04-06
  • Freedom Day - 2026-04-27
  • Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
  • Youth Day - 2026-06-16
  • National Women's Day - 2026-08-10
  • Heritage Day - 2026-09-24
  • Day of Reconciliation - 2026-12-16
  • Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
  • St. Stephen's Day - 2026-12-26

Museums in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Museum

Art museum

Oliewenhuis 2, Waverley, Bloemfontein, 9310, South Africa

Coordinates: 29.0988° S, 26.2199° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00 • Sa,Su 09:00-16:00

Museum

Bloemfontein Toy Museum

53 Commandant Senekal Street, Heuwelsig, Bloemfontein, 9310, South Africa

Coordinates: 29.0911° S, 26.2137° E

Museum

Bram Fischer Museum

72 President Reitz, Mangaung Ward 20, Bloemfontein, 9310, South Africa

Coordinates: 29.1084° S, 26.2126° E

Museum

First Raadsaal Museum

95 Saint Georges Street, Mangaung Ward 19, Bloemfontein, 9310, South Africa

Coordinates: 29.1205° S, 26.2165° E