Steytlerville
Steytlerville is a settlement in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Steytlerville | |
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 Steytlerville seen from Sarel Cilliers Street | |
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| Coordinates: 33°20′S 24°20′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Dr Beyers Naudé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,017 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 22.8% |
| • Coloured | 71.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 5.3% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 80.1% |
| • Xhosa | 17.1% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6250 |
| PO box | 6250 |
| Area code | 049 |
Town on the Groot River, 164km north-west of Port Elizabeth and 90km east of Willowmore. It was founded in 1876 on the farm Doorspoort and attained municipal status in 1891. Named after the Reverend Abraham Isaac Steytler (1840-1922), minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Moderator of the Cape synod from 1909 to 1915.[2]
References
- Sum of the Main Places Steytlerville and Vuyolwetho from Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 418.
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth | ||
| Blue Crane Route | .svg.png) Sarah Baartman District within South Africa | |
| Dr Beyers Naudé | ||
| Kouga | ||
| Kou-Kamma | ||
| Makana | ||
| Ndlambe | ||
| Sunday's River Valley | ||
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