Steynsburg

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	Walter Sisulu
Government
• Type	Local Municipality
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area
• Total	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,212
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	80.5%
• Coloured	14.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	3.9%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011)
• Xhosa	74.4%
• Afrikaans	20.5%
• English	1.8%
• Sotho	1.0%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5920
PO box	5920
Area code	048

The ANC's parliamentary constituency office in Steynsburg

Steynsburg is a small town in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Steynsburg is located on the intersection of the R56 and R390.

The town lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) south-west of Burgersdorp and 48 kilometres (30 mi) 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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Sum of the Main Places Khayamnandi and Steynsburg from Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 417.
^ Eastern Cape Department of Health website

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[census2011-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Sum of the Main Places Khayamnandi and Steynsburg from Census 2011.

[dsapn-2] "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 417.

[3] Eastern Cape Department of Health website

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Walter Sisulu	Aliwal North Burgersdorp Jamestown Oviston Steynsburg Teebus Venterstad

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Steynsburg
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Coordinates: 31°17′47″S 25°49′22″E / 31.29639°S 25.82278°E / -31.29639; 25.82278Coordinates: 31°17′47″S 25°49′22″E / 31.29639°S 25.82278°E / -31.29639; 25.82278
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Walter Sisulu
Government
• Type	Local Municipality
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area ^[1]
• Total	17.4 km² (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5920
PO box	5920
Area code	048