Van Stadensrus

Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Van Stadensrus
Thapelong
Van Stadensrus is located in Free State (South African province)
Van Stadensrus
Van Stadensrus
Van Stadensrus is located in South Africa
Van Stadensrus
Van Stadensrus
Coordinates: 29.983°S 27.016°E / -29.983; 27.016
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
MunicipalityMangaung
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorRose Mompati [1] (ANC)
Area
  Total7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total1,745
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African96.6%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White2.1%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho85.4%
  Xhosa5.6%
  Afrikaans4.1%
  English1.8%
  Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9945
PO box
9945
Area code051

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.