Van Stadensrus
Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.
Van Stadensrus
Thapelong | |
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Van Stadensrus Van Stadensrus | |
Coordinates: 29.983°S 27.016°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
Municipality | Mangaung |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Rose Mompati [1] (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,745 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 96.6% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 2.1% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 85.4% |
• Xhosa | 5.6% |
• Afrikaans | 4.1% |
• English | 1.8% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9945 |
PO box | 9945 |
Area code | 051 |
The settlement is some 30 km south of Wepener and 35 km north-north-west of Zastron. It was laid out on the farm Mook in 1920 and proclaimed in 1925. Named after its founder, M H van Staden, who purchased the farm in 1908 and built the Egmeni or Egmont Dam nearby.[3]
References
- Stadensrus.php?town=Van Stadensrus Free State Tourism.org
- Sum of the Main Places Thapelang and Van Stadensrus from Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 454.
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