Sterkstroom | |
|---|---|
 John Vorster-rylaan, Sterkstroom | |
  Sterkstroom  Sterkstroom | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′S 26°33′E / 31.567°S 26.550°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Municipality | Enoch Mgijima |
| Established | 1875[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,165 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 92.6% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 4.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 89.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.1% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5425 |
| PO box | 5425 |
| Area code | 045 |
Sterkstroom is a settlement in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is on the Hex River, at the southern foot of the Stormberg, 272 km north-west of East London. It was founded in 1875 and became a municipality in 1878. Afrikaans for ‘strong current or stream’, the name refers to the Hex River.[3]
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Sterkstroom and Masakhe from Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 417.