Petrus Steyn, officially Mamafubedu, is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad, 35 km north-east of Lindley in the Free State province of South Africa. It is at the centre of an agricultural area known for wheat, maize, sunflower, potato, cattle, hunting, and sheep production. It forms part of the breadbasket in the Free State. It is the highest town above sea level in the Free State. Farming industries in Petrus Steyn provide potatoes worldwide. Petrus Steyn is located within the grassland biomes which is the second largest biome in the country, covering 29% of the land area. The town is underlain by both the Adelaide and Tarkastad geological formations.
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Petrus Steyn has an estimated 12,800 people in total as per 2011 census results.
In 2012, the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) decided to rename the town of Petrus Steyn to Mamafubedu.
From the Wikipedia article Petrus Steyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Reitz33 km SE
- Heilbron46 km N
- Frankfort56 km NE
- Bethlehem65 km S
- Koppies72 km NW
- Villiers85 km NE
- Deneysville86 km N
- Senekal88 km SW
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