Plooysburg | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.0167°N 38°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pixley ka Seme |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Siyancuma |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 594 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8350 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 053 |
Plooysburg is a small town about 70 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is situated close to the Riet River. The town took it's name from the Du Plooy family, one of the original famlies of white selttlers.[2] With a church, school, police station and shop it serves a local farming and farm-worker community. Nearby is the rock art site of Driekops Eiland, and the Mokala National Park.[3]