Postmasburg

Postmasburg
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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]
• Total	158.41 km2 (61.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	30,089
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	54.6%
•  Coloured	36.8%
•  Indian/Asian	0.5%
•  White	7.4%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	53.9%
•  Tswana	33.6%
•  Xhosa	2.7%
•  Sotho	2.6%
• Other	7.2%
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.

Location

The Town is located approximately 170 km east of Upington. ^[2] It 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] [6]}

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. ^[7]

Postmasburg is also home to the Nchwaning, Wessels, Gloria and Mamatwan mines within the Postmasburg Manganese Field.

See also

• Redstone Solar Thermal Power
• Jasper Solar Energy Project
• Lesedi Solar Park

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. "Who are Hungry Lions‚ the team from tiny Postmasburg stalking Jomo Sono's Cosmos?". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
7. "Kumba Iron Ore Officially Opens its Kolomela Mine". Angloamerican.com. 22 June 2012.