Van Stadensrus

Van Stadensrus Thapelong
Van Stadensrus  Van Stadensrus shown within Free State
Coordinates: 29°58′59″S 27°00′58″E / 29.983°S 27.016°ECoordinates: 29°58′59″S 27°00′58″E / 29.983°S 27.016°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Xhariep
Municipality	Naledi
Established	1925
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Rose Mompati [1] (ANC)
Area[2]
• Total	7.2 km^2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	1,745
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	96.6%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	2.1%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Sotho	85.4%
• Xhosa	5.6%
• Afrikaans	4.1%
• English	1.8%
• Other	3.2%
Postal code (street)	9945
PO box	9945
Area code	051

Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Naledi Municipality, falling under Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Settlement some 30 km south of Wepener and 35 km north-north-west of Zastron. It was laid out on the farm Mook in 1920 and proclaimed in 1925. Named after its founder, M H van Staden, who purchased the farm in 1908 and built the Egmeni or Egmont Dam nearby.^[3]

References

1. Stadensrus.php?town=Van Stadensrus Free State Tourism.org
2. Sum of the Main Places Thapelang and Van Stadensrus from Census 2011.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 454.