Beaconsfield | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -28.757°N 24.782°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Frances Baard |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Sol Plaatje |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Kimberley |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.68 |
Population Total: | 5494 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 24.5% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 28.3% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.4% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 45.3% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 68.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 14.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info3: | 8.5% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.3% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 5.9% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 8301 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8315 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Beaconsfield is the name of a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912.[2]