Postmasburg

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Postmasburg
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Postmasburg
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Postmasburg
Coordinates: 28°19′40″S23°04′14″E / 28.3279°S 23.0706°E / -28.3279; 23.0706
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Municipality Tsantsabane
Area
[1]
  Total158.41 km2 (61.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total30,089
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 54.6%
   Coloured 36.8%
   Indian/Asian 0.5%
   White 7.4%
  Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 53.9%
   Tswana 33.6%
   Xhosa 2.7%
   Sotho 2.6%
  Other7.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8420
PO box
8420
Area code 053

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

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.