Sterkstroom

Sterkstroom
Sterkstroom
Coordinates	31 ° 33 ′  S , 26 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 31 ° 33 ′  S , 26 ° 33 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
local community	Enoch Mgijima
height	1350 m
Residents	7165 (2011)
founding	1875
Main street in Sterkstroom

Sterkstroom is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It is located in Enoch Mgijima Parish in Chris Hani District .

geography

The place has, together with the eastern Masakhe township , 7,165 inhabitants (2011 census). The place is located at the southern foot of the Stormberg massif on the Hex River, around 55 kilometers northwest of Queenstown .

history

Sterkstroom was founded in 1875 when a church was being built. The name is Afrikaans and means "strong river", after the Hex River. In 1898 it was given municipal status.

Economy and Transport

There is a hospital in Sterkstroom.

Sterkstroom is at the intersection of the R344, which connects Tarkastad in the southwest with Dordrecht in the northeast, and the R397, which runs from Molteno in the northwest to Queenstown in the southeast. The national road N6 runs east of the village . The city is on the Johannesburg - East London railway line and has a train station that is served by freight traffic. A branch line runs eastwards from Sterkstroom to Maclear . There is an airfield to the west of the village.

Personalities

• Margaret Bakkes (1931–2016), writer, born in Sterkstroom

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sterkstroom , Masakhe 2011 Census (total), accessed January 2, 2014
2. ^ Description of the hospital , accessed on January 2, 2014