Vosburg

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 18th century buildings.

Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg
Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityKareeberg
Area
[1]
 • Total65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,259
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African11.8%
 • Coloured79.6%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White7.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans89.2%
 • Xhosa4.5%
 • English2.0%
 • Tswana1.1%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8780
Area code053

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. "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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