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Town in Free State, South Africa
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Kroonstad is a city of 169,000 people (2011) in the Free State Province of South Africa. The main industry of Kroonstad is agriculture. It is the centre of a rich agricultural district, producing maize, wheat, dairy and meat products and wool.
By train
Kroonstad Railway Station serves the town and is on the important railway junction from Cape Town to Johannesburg via Bloemfontein.
By plane
Kroonstad is served by a small airport with no passenger flights.
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