Vosburg

Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg  Vosburg shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°ECoordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E / 30.567°S 22.883°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Kareeberg
Established	1895
Area[1]
• Total	65.50 km^2 (25.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,259
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	11.8%
• Coloured	79.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	7.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	89.2%
• Xhosa	4.5%
• English	2.0%
• Tswana	1.1%
• Other	3.2%
PO box	8780
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^[2] and features many 18th 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.^[3]

History

The town was established on the farm Processfontein in 1895 and was named after Mr J Vos and the Van Rensburg family.^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Main Place Vosburg". Census 2011.
2. http://www.seeff.com/northern-cape/vosburg.html
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 462.
4. http://www.northerncape.org.za/getting_around/towns/Vosburg/
5. http://www.vosburgguesthouse.co.za/vosburg.html