Vosburg | |
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 Vosburg | |
  Vosburg  Vosburg | |
| Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Kareeberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,259 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.8% |
| • Coloured | 79.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 7.2% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 89.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.5% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Tswana | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8780 |
| Area code | 053 |
Vosburg is a town 61 km west of Britstown, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town has relatively low crime rate and features many 19th century buildings.
Town 100 km north-north-west of Victoria West, 70 km west of Britstown and 94 km north-east of Carnarvon. It was founded in 1895 and became a municipality in 1897. Named after the Vos family, who owned the farm on which it was laid out.[2]
History
The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Vosburg". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 462.
- ↑ "Northern Cape - As real as the people who choose to explore it".
- ↑ "Lodging - Home Page".
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Places adjacent to Vosburg | |
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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni | .svg.png.webp) Pixley ka Seme District within South Africa | |
| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
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