Standerton (Q742514)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga, South Africa, which specialises in cattle, dairy, maize and poultry farming. The town was established in 1876 and named after Boer leader Commandant A. H. Stander. During the First Boer War a British garrison in the town was besieged by the Boers for three months. General Jan Smuts won this seat during elections and went on to assist in setting up the League of Nations. Standerton is the seat of the Lekwa Local Municipality.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Standerton is een plaats met 44.000 inwoners, in de gemeente Lekwa in het district Gert Sibande in de Zuid-Afrikaanse provincie Mpumalanga. Door Standerton loopt in noordzuidelijke richting de Vaalrivier. De boerengemeenschap is gespecialiseerd in veeteelt, melkveehouderij, maïsbouw en pluimveehouderij.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Standerton is 'n dorp in Mpumalanga, aan die Vaalrivier, sowat 156 km suidoos van Johannesburg en 64 km suid van Bethal.

Wikidata location: -26.9500, 29.2500 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Standerton (OSM), 1.09 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Standerton
is_in: Mpumalanga, South Africa
place: town
source: sagns
sagns_id: 68228
wikidata: Q742514
wikipedia: en:Standerton
population: 43966
population:date: 2011-01-01
source:population: wikipedia
wikimedia_commons: Category:Standerton

wikidata match: Q742514

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