Petrusville
Petrusville | |
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  Petrusville  Petrusville | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′S 24°39′E / 30.083°S 24.650°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Renosterberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.60 km2 (22.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,211 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 40.0% |
| • Coloured | 56.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 2.1% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 63.3% |
| • Xhosa | 31.4% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8770 |
| PO box | 8770 |
| Area code | 053 |
Petrusville is a town in the eastern Karoo region of South Africa, located in the Northern Cape province.
Town 45km north-east of Philipstown, 56km south-east of Kraankuil and 10km 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
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Petrusville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.
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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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