Sterkspruit

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Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Sterkspruit is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The town is located about 45 km south-east of Zastron, 80 km north-east of Aliwal North, and 24 km from the Lesotho border.[1] It takes its name from the Sterkspruit, the watercourse on which it is situated. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘strong stream’.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/distance/sterkspruit_distance.asp
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 416.