Burgersfort

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Burgersfort
Tubatse
Platinum City
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Burgersfort
Coordinates: 24°40′S30°19′E / 24.667°S 30.317°E / -24.667; 30.317
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse
Area
[1]
  Total28.10 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total6,369
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 65.6%
   Coloured 3.2%
   Indian/Asian 4.8%
   White 25.8%
  Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Sepedi language 31.3%
   Afrikaans 27.9%
   English 16.8%
   Zulu 3.8%
  Other20.1%
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Burgersfort". Census 2011.
  2. Fishing in Burgersfort, Mpumalanga, South Africa - Essential Travel Info
  3. "Nuwe dorp verrys by Burgersfort - eProp Commercial Property South Africa". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. Routes Travel Info Portal: Burgersfort Archived May 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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