Van Stadensrus

Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Naledi Municipality, falling under Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Van Stadensrus

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Van Stadensrus
Van Stadensrus
Coordinates: 29.983°S 27.016°E / -29.983; 27.016
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityNaledi
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorRose Mompati [1] (ANC)
Area
 • Total7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,745
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.6%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White2.1%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho85.4%
 • Xhosa5.6%
 • Afrikaans4.1%
 • English1.8%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9945
PO box
9945
Area code051

The settlement is some 30 km south of Wepener and 35 km north-north-west of Zastron. It was laid out on the farm Mook in 1920 and proclaimed in 1925. Named after its founder, M H van Staden, who purchased the farm in 1908 and built the Egmeni or Egmont Dam nearby.[3]

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