Mamafubedu

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, sheep production and 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.

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.

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