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Place in Free State, South Africa
Trompsburg
Trompsburg town hallTrompsburg town hall
Trompsburg is located in Free State (South African province)TrompsburgTrompsburgShow map of Free State (South African province)Trompsburg is located in South AfricaTrompsburgTrompsburgShow map of South Africa
Coordinates: 30°1′S 25°46′E / 30.017°S 25.767°E / -30.017; 25.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictXhariep
MunicipalityKopanong
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorXolani Tseletsele (ANC)
Area
 • Total16.2 km (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,338
 • Density330/km (850/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African70.2%
 • Coloured22.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White6.6%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho41.3%
 • Afrikaans35.7%
 • Xhosa15.7%
 • English1.8%
 • Other5.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)9913
PO box9913
Area code051

Trompsburg is a town in the Free State province of South Africa off the N1 highway, the major road connection between Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Background

The town is 120 km south-west of Bloemfontein and 56 km north-east of Philippolis. It was laid out in 1891 on the farm Middelwater and attained municipal status in 1902. Named after the owners of the farm, Jan and Bastiaan Tromp. It was at first called Jagersfontein Road, then Hamilton, in honour of Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (1858–1920), Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony from 1901 to 1910.

References

  1. Free State Tourism.org Archived 2014-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sum of the Main Places Madikgetla and Trompsburg from Census 2011.
  3. Conolly, Denis (1975). The Tourist in South Africa. Travel-Guide (PTY) LTD. ASIN B0000E7XZN.
  4. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 438.
Places adjacent to Trompsburg
Fauresmith, Jagersfontein Edenburg
Trompsburg Smithfield
Philippolis Springfontein Bethulie
Municipalities and communities of Xhariep District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Trompsburg
Kopanong
Xhariep District within South Africa
Xhariep District within South Africa
Letsemeng
Mohokare
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