| Postmasburg | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -28.3279°N 23.0706°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | ZF Mgcawu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tsantsabane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 158.41 |
| Population Total: | 30089 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 54.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 36.8% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 53.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 33.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 7.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8420 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8420 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
Postmasburg is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
The Town is located approximately 170 km east of Upington.[2]
The town is 67km (42miles) north of Griquatown and 58km (36miles) west-south-west of Daniëlskuil.
Originally a station of the London Missionary Society called Sibiling, it became a Griqua village with the name Blinkklip.[3] It was proclaimed a town on 6 June 1892 and named after the Reverend Dirk Postma (1818–1890), founder of the Reformed Churches in South Africa.[4]
The town achieved municipal status in 1936.
The South African Army's Combat Training Centre is located nearby, at Lohatla.
The town is home to Hungry Lions, a soccer team playing in the National First Division.[5]
Postmasburg is home to Kolomela Mine which is owned by Anglo American. The Iron Ore mine officially opened in June 2012 provides job opportunities for the local communities and a green hydrogen plant is estimated to be built by 2029 by Thabiso Dube to form more job opportunities.[6]