Vosburg
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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) | |
| • Coloured | 79.6% |
| • Black African | 11.8% |
| • White | 7.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • 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[citation needed] 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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 | ||
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| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
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