Trompsburg
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Trompsburg town hall
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  Trompsburg Show map of Free State (South African province)  Trompsburg Show map of South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 30°1′S 25°46′E / 30.017°S 25.767°E / -30.017; 25.767 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Municipality | Kopanong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Xolani Tseletsele [1] (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.2 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 5,338 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 70.2% |
| • Coloured | 22.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 6.6% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 41.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 35.7% |
| • Xhosa | 15.7% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 5.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) |
9913
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| PO box |
9913
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| Area code | 051 |
Trompsburg is a town in the Free State province of South Africa off the N1 highway, the major road connection between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
The town is 120 km south-west of Bloemfontein and 56 km north-east of Philippolis. It was laid out in 1891 on the farm Middelwater and attained municipal status in 1902. Named after the owners of the farm, Jan and Bastiaan Tromp.[3]: 352 It was at first called Jagersfontein Road, then Hamilton, in honour of Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (1858–1920), Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony from 1901 to 1910.[4]
Places adjacent to Trompsburg
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Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State
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District seat: Trompsburg | ||
| Kopanong |
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| Letsemeng |
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| Mohokare |
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