Kroonstad is a large town in the Free State and lies two hours drive from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used as a synonym of the town itself. It is the second-largest commercial and urban centre in the Northern Free State , and an important railway junction on the main line from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Maokeng is Sesotho and means place of the thorn trees .
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