Tweespruit

Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.[2]

Tweespruit
Tweespruit is located in Free State (South African province)
Tweespruit
Tweespruit
Tweespruit is located in South Africa
Tweespruit
Tweespruit
Coordinates: 29°11′08″S 27°01′44″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
MunicipalityMantsopa
Area
[1]
 • Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,791
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African90.5%
 • Coloured5.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White3.5%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Sotho84.3%
 • Afrikaans9.1%
 • English2.0%
 • Sign language1.5%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9770
PO box
9770
Area code051

History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]

The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.

Notable people from Tweespruit
  • Father Frans Claerhout, artist and priest at Tweespruit mission station.[4]
  • Michael Anthony (Pez) Parsonson, SAAF fighter pilot.

References
  1. Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
  2. "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
  4. South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
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