Tweespruit | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.1856°N 27.0289°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Mantsopa |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.1 |
Population Total: | 5791 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 90.5% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 5.3% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 3.5% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info1: | 84.3% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 9.1% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.0% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sign language |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.5% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 9770 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 9770 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 051 |
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]
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.