   bloemfontein ( or ;dictionary reference: bloemfonteinthe free dictionary: bloemfontein ; afrikaans and dutch for "fountain of flowers") is the capital city of the free state province of south africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of south africa's three national capitals; the other two capitals are cape town, the legislative capital, and pretoria, the administrative capital. bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there.bloemfontein: did you know?bloemfontein: general information the city's sesotho name is mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs" and it has been included in the mangaung local municipality since 2000 . bloemfontein is situated on dry grassland at , at an altitude of  above sea level. the city is home to 369,568 residents, while the mangaung local municipality has a population of 645,455. ==history== thumb|right|bloemfontein, circa 1900. though historically a predominantly afrikaner settlement, bloemfontein was officially founded in 1846 as a fort by british army major henry douglas warden as a british outpost in t
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