Tweespruit

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Tweespruit
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Tweespruit
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Tweespruit
Coordinates: 29°11′08″S27°01′44″E / 29.18556°S 27.02889°E / -29.18556; 27.02889
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality Mantsopa
Area
[1]
  Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total5,791
  Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 90.5%
   Coloured 5.3%
   Indian/Asian 0.3%
   White 3.5%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Sotho 84.3%
   Afrikaans 9.1%
   English 2.0%
   Sign language 1.5%
  Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9770
PO box
9770
Area code 051

Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27km east of Thaba Nchu and 47km north of Hobhouse. [2]

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History

Afrikaans for "two creeks", the name refers to the town’s location at the confluence of two small rivers. [3]

The town started as an experimental farm set up on an old British Boer War settlement which was between two creeks, hence the name.[ citation needed ]

Notable people from Tweespruit

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Tweespruit and Borwa from Census 2011.
  2. "Google Map - Hobhouse to Tweespruit".
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 441.
  4. South African History Online - SA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born