Petrus Steyn
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| Petrus Steyn | |
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  Petrus Steyn Petrus Steyn shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 27°39′00″S 28°08′00″E / 27.65000°S 28.13333°ECoordinates: 27°39′00″S 28°08′00″E / 27.65000°S 28.13333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Nketoana |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,893 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 95.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 3.4% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Sotho | 83.2% |
| • Zulu | 7.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.6% |
| • Sign language | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Postal code (street) | 9640 |
| PO box | 9640 |
| Area code | 058 |
Petrus Steyn is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad in the Free State province of South Africa.
Town 45km north-east of Lindley. Named after the owner of the farm on which it was laid out in 1914.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sum of the Main Places Petrus Steyn and Mamafubedu from Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.
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