| Van Stadensrus | |
| Other Name: | Thapelong |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.983°N 27.016°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mangaung |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Rose Mompati [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.2 |
| Population Total: | 1745 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 96.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 85.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | English |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9945 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 9945 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 051 |
Van Stadensrus is a settlement in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.
The settlement is 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]