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Vosburg is a town 61 km west of Britstown, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town has relatively low crime rate[citation needed] and features many 18th century buildings.

Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg
Vosburg
Coordinates: 30°34′S 22°53′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityKareeberg
Area
  Total65.50 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,259
  Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African11.8%
  Coloured79.6%
  Indian/Asian1.1%
  White7.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans89.2%
  Xhosa4.5%
  English2.0%
  Tswana1.1%
  Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8780
Area code053

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]


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