Steynsrus

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Steynsrus
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Coordinates: 27°57′S 27°34′E / 27.950°S 27.567°E / -27.950; 27.567
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Fezile Dabi
Municipality	Moqhaka
Area [1]
• Total	8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	9,106
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	94.3%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	4.5%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sotho	89.5%
• Afrikaans	5.5%
• English	1.7%
• Sign language	1.6%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9515
PO box	9515
Area code	056

Steynsrus is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that was founded in 1910 and named after the last president of the Orange Free State, Martinus Theunis Steyn. It is included under Moqhaka Local Municipality, the tier of municipal government in South Africa, and administered from Kroonstad.