Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation: ) is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng.The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of ...