Postmasburg

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

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

Location

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

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

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

Sport

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

Economy

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

References
  1. "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.


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