Trichardt | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.483°N 29.217°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gert Sibande |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Govan Mbeki |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1906 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 25.30 |
Population Total: | 3851 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 20.0% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 3.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 14.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 61.6% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.0% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 59.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 19.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 7.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.9% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 11.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2300 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2300 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Trichardt is a town on the N17 national route in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The village is 34 km west of Bethal and 32 km east-south-east of Leandra, adjacent to Secunda.
It originated as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church and was proclaimed in 1906. Named after Carolus Johannes Tregardt (1811-1901), son of the Voortrekker Louis Tregardt.[2]