Steynsburg
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 Steynsburg
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Gariep |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Municipality |
| • Councillor | (ANC) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,212 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 80.5% |
| • Coloured | 14.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 3.9% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 74.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 20.5% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Sotho | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Postal code (street) | 5920 |
| PO box | 5920 |
| Area code | 048 |
Steynsburg is a town of the Gariep Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Steynsburg is located on the intersection of the R56 and R390.
The town lies 64 km south-west of Burgersdorp and 48 km north of Hofmeyr. It developed around the Reformed Church established in 1872 and has been administered by a village management board since 1874. Steynsburg is named after Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn, grandfather of President Paul Kruger.[2]
Steynsburg has a well-established provincial hospital.[3]
Notable Citizens
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sum of the Main Places Khayamnandi and Steynsburg from Census 2011.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Eastern Cape Department of Health website
External links
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District seat: Barkly East
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