Trichardt

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

This article is about the town in Mpumalanga named after Carolus Johannes Tregardt. For the town in Limpopo named after his father, see Louis Trichardt. For the Voortrekker leader, see Louis Tregardt.
Trichardt
Trichardt
Trichardt
Coordinates: 26.483°S 29.217°E / -26.483; 29.217
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityGovan Mbeki
Established1906
Area
 • Total25.30 km2 (9.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,851
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African20.0%
 • Coloured3.1%
 • Indian/Asian14.3%
 • White61.6%
 • Other1.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans59.9%
 • English19.9%
 • Zulu7.2%
 • Sotho1.9%
 • Other11.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2300
PO box
2300

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
  1. "Main Place Trichardt". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 435.
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