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]
 • Total28.10 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,369
 • 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, 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. 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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