Westminster, South Africa

Westminster
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Coordinates: 29.166°S 27.15°E / -29.166; 27.15
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
Municipality	Mangaung
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	9765
Area code	051

Westminster is a village 98 km east of Bloemfontein and 40 km west of Ladybrand. It was founded after the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) by the Duke of Westminster to settle British ex-soldiers, and named after him.^[1]

References

1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 472. Retrieved 28 August 2013.