Steynsburg

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

31°17′47″S 25°49′22″E / 31.29639°S 25.82278°E / -31.29639; 25.82278CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictJoe GqabiMunicipalityWalter SisuluGovernment

• TypeLocal Municipality • Councillor(ANC)Area

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• Total17.4 km² (6.7 sq mi)Elevation

1,450 m (4,760 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total7,212 • Density410/km² (1,100/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African80.5% • Coloured14.7% • Indian/Asian0.2% • White3.9% • Other0.6%First languages (2011)

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• Xhosa74.4% • Afrikaans20.5% • English1.8% • Sotho1.0% • Other2.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

5920

PO box

5920

Area code048

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

^ ^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