Sterkstroom
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| Sterkstroom | |
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  Sterkstroom Sterkstroom shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 31°34′S 26°33′E / 31.567°S 26.550°ECoordinates: 31°34′S 26°33′E / 31.567°S 26.550°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Inkwanca |
| Established | 1875[1] |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,165 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | |
| • Black African | 92.6% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 4.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011)[2] | |
| • Xhosa | 89.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.1% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Postal code (street) | 5425 |
| PO box | 5425 |
| Area code | 045 |
Sterkstroom is a settlement in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village on the Hex River, at the southern foot of the Stormberg, 272 km north-west of East London. It was founded in 1875 and became a municipality in 1878. Afrikaans for ‘strong current or stream’, the name refers to the Hex River.[3]
References
- ↑ "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)". pp. xlv–lii.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sum of the Main Places Sterkstroom and Masakhe from Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 417.
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