Steynsrus
Steynsrus
Matlwangtlwang | |
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| Coordinates: 27°57′S 27°34′E / 27.950°S 27.567°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Municipality | Moqhaka |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,106 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 4.5% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 89.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.5% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Sign language | 1.6% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9515 |
| PO box | 9515 |
| Area code | 056 |
Steynsrus, also called Matlwangtlwang is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that was founded in 1910 and named after the last president of the Orange Free State, Martinus Theunis Steyn. It is included under Moqhaka Local Municipality, the tier of municipal government in South Africa, and administered from Kroonstad.