Trichardt
Appearance
Trichardt | |
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Coordinates: 26°28′59″S 29°13′01″E / 26.483°S 29.217°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Govan Mbeki |
Established | 1906 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.30 km2 (9.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,851 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 20.0% |
• Coloured | 3.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 14.3% |
• White | 61.6% |
• Other | 1.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 59.9% |
• English | 19.9% |
• Zulu | 7.2% |
• Sotho | 1.9% |
• Other | 11.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2300 |
PO box | 2300 |
Trichardt is a town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The village 34km west of Bethal and 32km east-south-east of Leandra, next door to Secunda.
History
It originated as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church and was proclaimed in 1906. Named after Carolus Johannes Tregardt (1811-1901), son of the Voortrekker Louis Tregardt. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Trichardt". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 435.