Vosburg | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -30.5667°N 75°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: | Kareeberg |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 65.50 |
Population Total: | 1259 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 11.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 79.6% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 7.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.2% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 89.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 4.5% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.0% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.1% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8780 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
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 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]
The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.[3] [4]