Petrusville

Petrusville
Petrusville  Petrusville shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°5′S 24°39′E / 30.083°S 24.650°ECoordinates: 30°5′S 24°39′E / 30.083°S 24.650°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Renosterberg
Area[1]
• Total	58.60 km^2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,211
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	40.0%
• Coloured	56.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	2.1%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	63.3%
• Xhosa	31.4%
• Sotho	1.9%
• English	1.7%
• Other	1.8%
Postal code (street)	8770
PO box	8770
Area code	053

Petrusville is a town in the eastern Karoo region of South Africa, located in the Northern Cape province.

Town 45km north-east of Philipstown, 56km south-east of Kraankuil and 10km south of the Orange River. Founded about 1877 on the farm Rhenosterfontein and named after Petrus Jacobus van der Walt who had bought it in 1810 and donated a portion of it to the Dutch Reformed Church in 1822.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Petrusville". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.