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Steynsdorp

Coordinates: 26°07′59″S 30°58′59″E / 26.133°S 30.983°E / -26.133; 30.983
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Steynsdorp
Steynsdorp is located in Mpumalanga
Steynsdorp
Steynsdorp
Steynsdorp is located in South Africa
Steynsdorp
Steynsdorp
Coordinates: 26°07′59″S 30°58′59″E / 26.133°S 30.983°E / -26.133; 30.983
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityAlbert Luthuli
Area
 • Total
1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
585
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
 • Black African100.0%
First languages (2001)
 • Swazi91.8%
 • Zulu8.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Steynsdorp, officially eMlondozi,[2] is a settlement in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

It was founded in 1885 and became the centre of the New Paarl goldfield but was abandoned when the Witwatersrand goldfields were discovered.

At first called Painter's Camp, it was named Steynsburg in 1886, after Commandant J P Steyn of Lydenburg. The name was then altered to Steynsdorp to avoid confusion with Steynsburg in the Cape, now Eastern Cape.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Steynsdorp". Census 2001.
  2. ^ "South African Geographical Names Council Act: Official geographical name: Correction" (PDF). www.gov.za. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 415.