Warden

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Warden

Founded

1912

Elevation1628 m

Coordinates-27.86°, 28.96°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Warden is a town situated in the Free State province of South Africa on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Free State

• Aberfeldy
  26.7 mi away
• Vrede
  32 mi away
• Petsana
  32 mi away
• Reitz
  33 mi away
• Tweeling
  34.3 mi away
• Zamani
  38.4 mi away
• Memel
  38.7 mi away
• Swinburne
  39 mi away
• Cornelia
  43.3 mi away · pop. 2,964
• Bohlokong
  45.4 mi away
• Giyani
  45.7 mi away
• Phumlamqashi
  45.8 mi away

Browse all places in Free State →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Warden

The early days of the Orange Free State

Charles Warden · 1989

Bill

Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. · 2002

The history of Detroit and Michigan

Silas Farmer · 1884

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

South African Ground Squirrel

Geosciurus inauris

Seen 2025-12-12

clockweed

Oenothera lindheimeri

Seen 2025-10-25

Declivitata bohemani

Declivitata bohemani

Seen 2025-05-24

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2025-04-30

Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

Seen 2025-04-30

American century plant

Agave americana

Seen 2025-04-30

pin oak

Quercus palustris

Seen 2025-04-30

Drakensberg Crag Lizard

Pseudocordylus subviridis

Seen 2025-01-04

Southern White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum simum

Seen 2024-12-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Warden, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.