Vosburg

Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg
 Vosburg shown within Northern Cape
Vosburg
Vosburg (South Africa)
Vosburg
Vosburg (Africa)
Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°E / -30.567; 22.883Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°E / -30.567; 22.883
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Municipality Kareeberg
Established 1895
Area[1]
 • Total 65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,259
 • Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 11.8%
 • Coloured 79.6%
 • Indian/Asian 1.1%
 • White 7.2%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • 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[2] and features many 18th 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.[3]

History

The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Vosburg". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Seeff. "Properties and Houses For Sale in Vosburg - Seeff Properties".
  3. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 462.
  4. ↑ "Northern Cape - As real as the people who choose to explore it".
  5. ↑ "Lodging - Home Page".
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