Vosburg

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Place in Northern Cape, South Africa

Vosburg

Vosburg

Vosburg

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Coordinates: 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
Area

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• Total

| 65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 1,259
• Density| 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

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• Coloured| 79.6%
• Black African| 11.8%
• White| 7.2%
• Indian/Asian| 1.1%
• Other| 0.2%
First languages (2011)

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• 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

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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

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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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Places adjacent to Vosburg

| Copperton | Prieska | Strydenburg

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Vanwyksvlei |

Vosburg

| Britstown
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Carnarvon | Victoria West | Merriman

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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape

District seat: De Aar

Emthanjeni|

* Britstown
* De Aar
* Deelfontein
* Hanover

Pixley ka Seme District within South Africa

Kareeberg|

* Carnarvon
* Vanwyksvlei
* Vosburg

Renosterberg|

* Petrusville
* Philipstown
* Vanderkloof

Siyancuma|

* Campbell
* Douglas
* Griekwastad
* Plooysburg
* Schmidtsdrift

Siyathemba|

* Marydale
* Niekerkshoop
* Prieska

Thembelihle|

* Hopetown
* Orania
* Strydenburg

Ubuntu|

* Hutchinson
* Loxton
* Merriman
* Richmond
* Victoria West

Umsobomvu|

* Colesberg
* Norvalspont
* Noupoort

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