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Sterkspruit is a town in the Senqu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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 Bridge over the Orange River near Sterkspruit | |
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| Coordinates: 30.524°S 27.370°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Senqu |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Chief Magadla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,893 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.1% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Hlubi | 73.5% |
| • Sotho | 14.2% |
| • English | 4.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.0% |
| • Other | 7.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9762 |
| PO box | 9762 |
| Area code | 051 |
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]
Health
The town 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 Lesotho and Free State borders, it also renders health services to cross-border citizens visiting Sterkspruit.
Water quality has been a problem, with 140 babies dying in 2008 after drinking contaminated water.[4]
Protests
In 2013, the town was shut down for two weeks in protests led by the Sterkspruit Civic Association, with the goal of forming its own, separate, municipality.[5]
See also
- Senqu Local Municipality elections
References
- "Main Place Sterkspruit". Census 2011.
- "Saexplorer.co.za".
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 416.
- "Why Sterkspruit wants to secede". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Sterkspruit protests condemned". News24. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Municipalities and communities of Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Barkly East | ||
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| Senqu | ||
| Walter Sisulu | ||
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[de] Sterkspruit
Sterkspruit ist eine Stadt in der südafrikanischen Provinz Ostkap. Sie liegt in der Gemeinde Senqu im Distrikt Joe Gqabi. Der Ort liegt rund 65 Kilometer nordöstlich von Aliwal North (80 Kilometer mit einem Auto) und etwa 25 Kilometer von der Nähe der Grenze nach Lesotho. Der Ort hat 1893 Einwohner (Volkszählung 2011).[1] Zum Ort gehören mehrere Townships.- [en] Sterkspruit
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