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Petrus Steyn | |
|---|---|
| Mamafubedu | |
 Petrus Steyn Church | |
  Petrus Steyn  Petrus Steyn | |
| Coordinates: 27°39′00″S 28°08′00″E / 27.65000°S 28.13333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Nketoana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,893 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black | 87.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.5% |
| • White | 10.4% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 75.2% |
| • Zulu | 3.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.6% |
| • Sign language | 2.0% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9640 |
| PO box | 9640 |
| Area code | 058 |
Petrus Steyn is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad, 35 km north-east of Lindley in the Free State province of South Africa. It is at the centre of an agricultural area known for wheat, maize, sunflower, potato, cattle, hunting, sheep production and forms part of the breadbasket[2] in the Free State. It is the highest town above sea level in the Free State. Farming industries in Petrus Steyn provide potatoes worldwide.[citation needed][3]
Petrus Steyn has an estimated 12 800 people in total as per 2011 census results. In 2012, the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) decided to rename the town of Petrus Steyn to Mamafubedu.[4]
In 2019 residents of Mamafubedu torched the house of Mamikie Mokoena, Nketoana Local Municipality Mayor as residents has been struggling with water and service delivery.[5]
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Petrus Steyn and Mamafubedu from Census 2011.
- ^ "The Riemland Route, North Eastern Free State". ShowMe™ – South Africa. 20 November 2012.
- ^ https://acbio.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ACB_GM_potato_objection.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/news/2019-08-06-residents-vent-anger-on-mayor-police/