Sterkspruit

Sterkspruit
Bridge over the Orange River near Sterkspruit
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Coordinates: 30°31′26″S 27°22′12″E / 30.524°S 27.370°E / -30.524; 27.370Coordinates: 30°31′26″S 27°22′12″E / 30.524°S 27.370°E / -30.524; 27.370
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Senqu
Area[1]
• Total	4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,893
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	96.2%
• Coloured	0.9%
• Indian/Asian	2.1%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	73.5%
• Sotho	14.2%
• English	4.3%
• Afrikaans	1.0%
• Other	7.0%
Postal code (street)	9762
PO box	9762
Area code	051

Sterkspruit is a town in 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.^[2] It takes its name from the Sterkspruit, the watercourse on which it is situated. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘strong stream’.^[3]

Besides the assortment of shops and many businesses to be found in town, it also houses the Empilisweni District Hospital, a public government funded and managed district hospital. It is a level 1 hospital with 93 usable beds. As it is situated close to the Lesotho and Free State borders, it also renders health services to cross-border citizens visiting Sterkspruit.

References

Municipalities and communities of Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Barkly East
Elundini	Maclear Mount Fletcher Ugie
Senqu	Barkly East Herschel Lady Grey Rhodes Rossouw Sterkspruit
Maletswai	Aliwal North Jamestown
Gariep	Burgersdorp Oviston Steynsburg Teebus Venterstad

	Rouxville	Zastron	Palmietfontein
	Orange River		Tele Bridge, Kingdom of Lesotho
		Sterkspruit
	Aliwal North	Herschel	Lady Grey 45 km