Steynsrus

Steynsrus, also called Matlwangtlwang is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that was founded in 1910 and named after the last president of the Orange Free State, Martinus Theunis Steyn. It is included under Moqhaka Local Municipality, the tier of municipal government in South Africa, and administered from Kroonstad.

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Settlement.name: Steynsrus
Settlement.native_name: Matlwangtlwang
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Free State#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Free State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fezile Dabi
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Moqhaka
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.0
Settlement.population_total: 9106
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Elevation: 1536
Dialing code: 056

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Commons category: Steynsrus
inception: 1910-01-01
postal code: 9515

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== Location == Steynsrus is located on the R76 and R720 road between Kroonstad and Senekal, roughly 50 km from either; the distance, as with most towns in the Free State, that could be ridden in a day on horseback.