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Coordinates: 29°1108S 27°0144E / 29.18556°S 27.02889°E / -29.18556; 27.02889
 

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Tweespruit
Tweespruit is located in Free State (South African province)
Tweespruit

Tweespruit

Tweespruit is located in South Africa
Tweespruit

Tweespruit

Coordinates: 29°11′08S 27°01′44E / 29.18556°S 27.02889°E / -29.18556; 27.02889
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
MunicipalityMantsopa
Area
 • Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,791
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.5%
 • Coloured5.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White3.5%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho84.3%
 • Afrikaans9.1%
 • English2.0%
 • Sign language1.5%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9770
PO box
9770
Area code051

Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.[2]

History[edit]

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers.[3]

The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.[citation needed]

Notable people from Tweespruit[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
  • ^ "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
  • ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
  • ^ South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tweespruit&oldid=1172917607"

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