Plooysburg

Plooysburg
Plooysburg
Plooysburg Plooysburg shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°01′S 24°14′E / 29.017°S 24.233°E / -29.017; 24.233Coordinates: 29°01′S 24°14′E / 29.017°S 24.233°E / -29.017; 24.233
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Siyancuma
Population ^[1]
• Total	594
PO box	8350
Area code	053

Plooysburg is a small town about 70 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is situated close to the Riet River. With a church, school, police station and shop it serves a local farming and farm-worker community. Nearby is the rock art site of Driekops Eiland, and the Mokala National Park.^[2]

References

↑ Water Services National Information System - Community Report
↑ Morris, D. 2002. Driekopseiland and 'the rain's magic power': landscape and history in a new interpretation of a Northern Cape rock engraving site. MA dissertation, Dept Anthropology and Sociology, University of the Western Cape

Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape

District seat: De Aar

Emthanjeni	Britstown De Aar Deelfontein Hanover

Kareeberg	Carnarvon Vanwyksvlei Vosburg

Renosterberg	Petrusville Philipstown Vanderkloof

Siyancuma	Campbell Douglas Griekwastad Plooysburg Schmidtsdrift

Siyathemba	Marydale Niekerkshoop Prieska

Thembelihle	Hopetown Orania Strydenburg

Ubuntu	Hutchinson Loxton Merriman Richmond Victoria West

Umsobomvu	Colesberg Norvalspont Noupoort

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