Burgersfort
Burgersfort
Tubatse Platinum City | |
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.jpg) View on Burgersfort | |
  Burgersfort  Burgersfort | |
| Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°19′E / 24.667°S 30.317°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Municipality | Fetakgomo Tubatse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.10 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,369 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 65.6% |
| • Coloured | 3.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.8% |
| • White | 25.8% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sepedi language | 31.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 27.9% |
| • English | 16.8% |
| • Zulu | 3.8% |
| • Other | 20.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1150 |
| PO box | 1150 |
| Area code | 013 |
Burgersfort is located in the valley of the Spekboom River[2] at the edge of the Bushveld Complex in the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality of the Limpopo province, near the border with the Mpumalanga province. The town was named after a hexagonal fort built there during the 1876-77 Second War against the Bapedi of Chief Sekhukhune, and was named after President TF Burgers of the ZAR. The town serves as a meeting point for two major roads, the R37 and R555. The region is rich in platinum and platinum group metals.[3] The town's neighbouring towns are Mashishing (60 km), Steelpoort (16 km) and Ohrigstad (26 km).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Burgersfort". Census 2011.
- ^ Fishing in Burgersfort, Mpumalanga, South Africa - Essential Travel Info
- ^ "Nuwe dorp verrys by Burgersfort - eProp Commercial Property South Africa". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Routes Travel Info Portal: Burgersfort Archived May 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Sekhukhune District Municipality | ||
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District seat: Groblersdal | ||
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| Ephraim Mogale | ||
| Fetakgomo Tubatse | ||
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