Petrusville

Petrusville is a village in the eastern Karoo region of South Africa, located in the Northern Cape province.

Petrusville
Petrusville is located in Northern Cape
Petrusville
Petrusville
Petrusville is located in South Africa
Petrusville
Petrusville
Coordinates: 30°5′S 24°39′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityRenosterberg
Area
  Total58.60 km2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total5,211
  Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African40.0%
  Coloured56.6%
  Indian/Asian0.8%
  White2.1%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans63.3%
  Xhosa31.4%
  Sotho1.9%
  English1.7%
  Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8770
PO box
8770
Area code053

It is 45 km north-east of Philipstown, 56 km south-east of Kraankuil and 10 km south of the Orange River. Founded about 1877 on the farm Rhenosterfontein and named after Petrus Jacobus van der Walt who had bought it in 1810 and donated a portion of it to the Dutch Reformed Church in 1822.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Petrusville". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.


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