Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Coordinates: 29.983°S 27.016°E / -29.983; 27.016
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
Municipality	Mangaung
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Rose Mompati [1] (ANC)
Area [2]
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,745
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	96.6%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	2.1%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Sotho	85.4%
• Xhosa	5.6%
• Afrikaans	4.1%
• English	1.8%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9945
PO box	9945
Area code	051

The settlement is some 30 km south of Wepener and 35 km north-north-west of Zastron. It was laid out on the farm Mook in 1920 and proclaimed in 1925. Named after its founder, M H van Staden, who purchased the farm in 1908 and built the Egmeni or Egmont Dam nearby.[3]

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