Trichardt

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa

26°28′59″S 29°13′01″E / 26.483°S 29.217°E / -26.483; 29.217CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictGert SibandeMunicipalityGovan MbekiEstablished1906Area

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• Total25.30 km² (9.77 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total3,851 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African20.0% • Coloured3.1% • Indian/Asian14.3% • White61.6% • Other1.0%First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans59.9% • English19.9% • Zulu7.2% • Sotho1.9% • Other11.1%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

2300

PO box

2300

Trichardt is a town on the N17 national route in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The village is 34 km west of Bethal and 32 km east-south-east of Leandra, adjacent to Secunda.

History

It originated as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church and was proclaimed in 1906. Named after Carolus Johannes Tregardt (1811-1901), son of the Voortrekker Louis Tregardt.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Trichardt". Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 435.