Vosburg Explained

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]

History

The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Vosburg . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 462.
  3. Web site: Northern Cape - As real as the people who choose to explore it.
  4. Web site: Lodging - Home Page.