Vosburg

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°E / -30.567; 22.883CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictPixley ka SemeMunicipalityKareebergArea
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 • Total65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,259 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African11.8% • Coloured79.6% • Indian/Asian1.1% • White7.2% • Other0.2%First languages (2011)
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 • Afrikaans89.2% • Xhosa4.5% • English2.0% • Tswana1.1% • Other3.2%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
8780
Area code053

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

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. ^ a b c d "Main Place Vosburg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 462.
  3. ^ "Northern Cape - As real as the people who choose to explore it".
  4. ^ "Lodging - Home Page".
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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: De Aar
Emthanjeni
Pixley ka Seme District within South Africa
Pixley ka Seme District within South Africa
Kareeberg
Renosterberg
Siyancuma
Siyathemba
Thembelihle
Ubuntu
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