The Province of the Orange Free State (), commonly referred to as the Orange Free State (), Free State () or by its abbreviation OFS, was one of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910 to 1994. After 27 April 1994 it was dissolved following the first non-racial election in South Africa. It is now called the Free State Province.

Its predecessor was the Orange River Colony which in 1902 had replaced the Orange Free State, a Boer republic.

Its outside borders were the same as those of the modern Free State Province; except for the bantustans ("homelands") of QwaQwa and one part of Bophuthatswana, which were contained on land inside of the provincial Orange Free State borders.

Districts in 1991 Districts of the province and population at the 1991 census.

DistrictPopulation Zastron 14,122 Rouxville 11,904 Bethulie 9,333 Smithfield 7,946 Wepener 12,964 Dewetsdorp 13,521 Reddersburg 6,070 Edenburg 6,968 Trompsburg 5,138 Jagersfontein 6,353 Bloemfontein 300,150 Petrusburg 11,071 Brandfort 23,521 Botshabelo 177,926 Philippolis 7,056 Fauresmith 8,916 Koffiefontein 10,778 Jacobsdal 9,748 Boshof 32,033 Theunissen 38,482 Bultfontein 28,556 Hoopstad 27,934 Wesselsbron 26,494 Odendaalsrus 97,603 Welkom 248,186 Virginia 81,780 Hennenman 25,165 Ventersburg 14,534 Ladybrand 30,532 Excelsior 18,051 Clocolan 18,542 Marquard 17,217 Winburg 17,765 Senekal 41,551 Ficksburg 36,810 Fouriesburg 16,932 Bethlehem 80,921 Lindley 37,664 Reitz 30,712 Harrismith 63,220 Vrede 37,324 Kroonstad 110,963 Bothaville 54,726 Viljoenskroon 59,279 Vredefort 13,518 Koppies 19,723 Parys 48,678 Sasolburg 89,079 Heilbron 40,987 Frankfort 44,617

Administrators

Politics The province was a stronghold of the National party Province National United Labor Other Total1943 South African general election13100141948 South African general election11101131953 South African general election13000131958 South African general election14000141961 South African general election14000141966 South African general election15000151974 South African general election14000141981 South African general election14000141989 South African general election800614

See also Orange Free State Free State (South African province)

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