Strydenburg

Strydenburg is a town in the east of the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Seventy-seven km north of Britstown, it was laid out by the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Roodepan in 1892. It also lies on the N12, which separates the actual town from its township.

Strydenburg
Reformed Church, Strydenburg
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Coordinates: 29°56′S 23°40′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Thembelihle
Area [1]
• Total	37.98 km^2 (14.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,987
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	10.2%
• Coloured	83.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	5.2%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	93.5%
• Xhosa	1.7%
• English	1.6%
• Tswana	1.2%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8765
PO box	8765
Area code	053

The town is 55km south-west of Hopetown and 75km north-north-west of Britstown. It was laid out in 1892 on the farm Roodepan and attained municipal status in 1914. The name is Dutch for ‘town of argument’. The name refers to disagreement as to on which farm it should be situated.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Strydenburg". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 420.

External links

• Information about Strydenburg
• Media related to Strydenburg at Wikimedia Commons