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Place in Free State, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tweespruit is a small dairy farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The town lies 27 km east of Thaba Nchu and 47 km north of Hobhouse.[2]
Tweespruit | |
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Coordinates: 29°11′08″S 27°01′44″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
Municipality | Mantsopa |
Area | |
• Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,791 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 90.5% |
• Coloured | 5.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 3.5% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 84.3% |
• Afrikaans | 9.1% |
• English | 2.0% |
• Sign language | 1.5% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 9770 |
PO box | 9770 |
Area code | 051 |
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]
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