Boshof (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 32 ' S , 25 ° 14' E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| free State | |||
| District | Lejweleputswa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-FS | ||
| local community | Tokologo | ||
| height | 1258 m | ||
| Residents | 3858 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1856 | ||
Boshof is a city in the South African province of Free State (Free State). It is the administrative seat of the Tokologo municipality in the Lejweleputswa district .
geography
Boshof has 3858 inhabitants (2011 census). Immediately to the southeast is the township settlement Seretse, which in 2011 had 4651 inhabitants. In Boshof, Afrikaans is the main language spoken in Seretse Setswana . Boshof is about 55 kilometers northeast of Kimberley .
history
The town was founded in 1856 on the site of the Van Wyksvlei farm , which had formerly belonged to a Griqua , and was named after the second President of the Orange Free State , Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff. In 1872 the place received municipal status. The Volkspele (literally: “Volksspiele”) was invented in Boshof in 1914 , a traditional Boer dance .
Economy and Transport
The main source of income is agriculture, in particular the breeding of sheep, cattle and animals usually living in the wild.
Boshof is on the R64 , which leads southeast from Kimberley. It reaches its northernmost point in Boshof.
Personalities
- Sol Plaatje (1876–1932), journalist, writer and politician, born in Boshof
Web links
- City website (Afrikaans / English)