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Postmasburg

Coordinates: 28°19′40″S 23°04′14″E / 28.3279°S 23.0706°E / -28.3279; 23.0706
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Postmasburg
Postmasburg is located in Northern Cape
Postmasburg
Postmasburg
Postmasburg is located in South Africa
Postmasburg
Postmasburg
Coordinates: 28°19′40″S 23°04′14″E / 28.3279°S 23.0706°E / -28.3279; 23.0706
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
MunicipalityTsantsabane
Area
 • Total158.41 km2 (61.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total30,089
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African54.6%
 • Coloured36.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White7.4%
 • Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans53.9%
 • Tswana33.6%
 • Xhosa2.7%
 • Sotho2.6%
 • Other7.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8420
PO box
8420
Area code053

Postmasburg is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Location

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The Town is located approximately 170 km east of Upington.[2]

The town is 67 km (42 mi) north of Griquatown and 58 km (36 mi) west-south-west of Daniëlskuil.

History

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Originally a station of the London Missionary Society called Sibiling, it became a Griqua village with the name Blinkklip.[3] It was proclaimed a town on 6 June 1892 and named after the Reverend Dirk Postma (1818–1890), founder of the Reformed Churches in South Africa.[4]

The town achieved municipal status in 1936.

Army

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The South African Army's Combat Training Centre is located nearby, at Lohatla.

Sport

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The town is home to Hungry Lions, a soccer team playing in the National First Division.[5]

Economy

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Postmasburg is home to Kolomela Mine which is owned by Anglo American. The Iron Ore mine officially opened in June 2012 provides job opportunities for the local communities and a green hydrogen plant is estimated to be built by 2029 by Thabiso Dube to form more job opportunities.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Postmasburg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Postmasburg". northerncape.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. ^ Potgieter, D. J. (1973). Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa. Internet Archive. p. 41.
  4. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 374.
  5. ^ "Hungry Lions are champions". SAFA.net. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "KUMBA IRON ORE OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS KOLOMELA MINE". Angloamerican.com. 22 June 2012.