▁so vere ig nt y ▁was ▁acknowled ged . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Div isions ▁The ▁country ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁following ▁districts : ▁▁ ▁Blo em f onte in ▁district : ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁Red ders burg , ▁Brand fort , ▁Beth any , ▁E den burg ▁ ▁C aled on ▁River ▁district : ▁Smith field ▁ ▁Win burg ▁district : ▁Win burg , ▁Vent ers burg ▁ ▁Harr ism ith ▁district : ▁Harr ism ith , ▁Frank fort ▁ ▁K ro on stad ▁district : ▁K ro on stad , ▁Heil br on ▁ ▁Bos hof ▁district : ▁Bos hof ▁ ▁Jacob sd al ▁district : ▁Jacob sd al ▁ ▁Philipp olis ▁district : ▁Philipp olis ▁ ▁Beth ul ie ▁district : ▁Beth ul ie ▁ ▁Beth le hem ▁district : ▁Beth le hem ▁ ▁R oux ville ▁district : ▁R oux ville ▁ ▁Lady ▁Brand ▁district : ▁Lady ▁Brand , ▁F icks burg ▁ ▁P n iel ▁district : ▁P n iel ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁An ▁estimate ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 : ▁White : ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ; ▁Native ▁and ▁Col ored : ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁census , ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁found ▁that ▁' Europe ans ' ▁made ▁up ▁ 4 5 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁the ▁capital , ▁had ▁ 2 , 5 6 7 ▁inhabitants .