Steynsburg

Steynsburg
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Coordinates: 31°17′47″S 25°49′22″E / 31.29639°S 25.82278°ECoordinates: 31°17′47″S 25°49′22″E / 31.29639°S 25.82278°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Gariep
Established	1872
Government
• Type	Local Municipality
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area[1]
• Total	17.4 km^2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,212
• Density	410/km^2 (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

Tank van Rooyen

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Khayamnandi and Steynsburg from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 417.
3. Eastern Cape Department of Health website

External links

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