Boskop
| Boskop | |
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  Boskop
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| Coordinates: 26°33′50″S 27°08′24″E / 26.564°S 27.140°ECoordinates: 26°33′50″S 27°08′24″E / 26.564°S 27.140°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Municipality | Tlokwe |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 184 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 85.3% |
| • Coloured | 6.0% |
| • White | 8.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Tswana | 37.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 19.6% |
| • Xhosa | 14.1% |
| • Zulu | 10.9% |
| • Other | 17.9% |
| PO box | 2528 |
Boskop is a village 16 km north of Potchefstroom, renowned as the site of the discovery in 1913 of the first fossil skull found in South Africa. Approved for a post office, Potchefstroom, and a station on the route Potchefstroom-Welverdiend, the name is Afrikaans and means 'bush hill'.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Boskop". Census 2011.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 89. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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