Paul Roux

Paul Roux is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa that produces poplar wood for the safety match industry. Basotho call the place "Fateng Tse Ntsho" (place of dark trees). It is situated on the N5 highway near Bethlehem, Free State. It was named after a well-known Dutch Reformed Church leader and Boer general, Reverend Paul Hendrik Roux (1862–1911).

Paul Roux
First church building in Paul Roux
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Coordinates: 28°18′S 27°57′E / 28.300°S 27.950°E / -28.300; 27.950
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Dihlabeng
Named for	Paul Hendrik Roux (1862-1911)
Area [1]
• Total	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	437
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• White	81.2%
• Black African	14.2%
• Indian/Asian	2.3%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Other	1.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	81.2%
• Sotho	8.2%
• English	7.7%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9800
PO box	9800
Area code	058