Sterkspruit

Sterkspruit is a town in the Senqu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Settlement.name: Sterkspruit
Settlement.image_skyline: Bridge over Orange Rive near Sterkspruit.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bridge over the Orange River near Sterkspruit
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Joe Gqabi
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3

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Sterkspruit is a town in the Senqu Local Municipality in the 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. It takes its name from the Sterkspruit, the watercourse on which it is situated. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘strong stream’.