Postmasburg
Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Postmasburg is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located approximately 170 km east of Upington.[1]
Town 67 km (42 mi) north of Griquatown and 58 km (36 mi) west-south-west of Daniëlskuil. Originally a station of the London Missionary Society called Sibiling, it became a Griqua village with the name Blinkklip. It was proclaimed a town on 6 June 1892 and named after the Reverend Dirk Postma (1818-1890), founder of the Reformed Church.[2]
The town achieved municipal status in 1936.
The South African Army's Combat Training Centre is located nearby, at Lohatla
See also
References
- ^ "Postmasburg". northerncape.org.za. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 374.
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