Burgersfort

Burgersfort
Tubatse
Platinum City
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Burgersfort is located in Limpopo
Burgersfort
Burgersfort
Burgersfort is located in South Africa
Burgersfort
Burgersfort
Coordinates: 24°40′S 30°19′E / 24.667°S 30.317°E / -24.667; 30.317
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
MunicipalityFetakgomo Tubatse
Area
[1]
 • Total
28.10 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
6,369
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African65.6%
 • Coloured3.2%
 • Indian/Asian4.8%
 • White25.8%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Sepedi language31.3%
 • Afrikaans27.9%
 • English16.8%
 • Zulu3.8%
 • Other20.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1150
PO box
1150
Area code013

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 of South Africa, 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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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