Sterkspruit

Sterkspruit is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Sterkspruit
Bridge over the Orange River near Sterkspruit
Sterkspruit
Sterkspruit
Coordinates: 30.524°S 27.370°E / -30.524; 27.370
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalitySenqu
Government
 • CouncillorChief Magadla
Area
 • Total4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,893
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.2%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian2.1%
 • White0.4%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa73.5%
 • Sotho14.2%
 • English4.3%
 • Afrikaans1.0%
 • Other7.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9762
PO box
9762
Area code051

The town is located about 45 km south-east of Zastron, 80 km north-east of Aliwal North, and 24 km from the Lesotho border.[2] It takes its name from the Sterkspruit, the watercourse on which it is situated. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘strong stream’.[3]

Besides the assortment of shops and many businesses to be found in town, it also houses the Empilisweni District Hospital, a public government funded and managed district hospital. It is a level 1 hospital with 93 usable beds. As it is situated close to the Lesotho and Free State borders, it also renders health services to cross-border citizens visiting Sterkspruit.

References
  1. "Main Place Sterkspruit". Census 2011.
  2. http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/distance/sterkspruit_distance.asp
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 416.
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