Trichardt

This article is about the town in Mpumalanga named after Carolus Johannes Tregardt. For the town in Limpopo named after his father, see Louis Trichardt. For the Voortrekker leader, see Louis Tregardt.

Trichardt
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Coordinates: 26.483°S 29.217°E / -26.483; 29.217
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Gert Sibande
Municipality	Govan Mbeki
Established	1906
Area
• Total	25.30 km2 (9.77 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,851
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	20.0%
• Coloured	3.1%
• Indian/Asian	14.3%
• White	61.6%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	59.9%
• English	19.9%
• Zulu	7.2%
• Sotho	1.9%
• Other	11.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2300
PO box	2300

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.

History

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.