Petrusville
| Petrusville | |||
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 4 '56 " S , 24 ° 39' 36" E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| North Cape | |||
| District | Pixley ka Seme | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | ||
| local community | Renosterberg | ||
| height | 1203 m | ||
| surface | 58.6 km² | ||
| Residents | 5211 (2011) | ||
| density | 88.9 Ew. / km² | ||
Peter Ville is a place in the South African province of North Cape (Northern Cape). It is the administrative seat of the municipality of Renosterberg in the Pixley ka Seme district .
geography
In 2011 Petrusville had 5211 inhabitants; around 57 percent of them were colored . The township Thembinkosi occupies the eastern part of the settlement . The place is in the eastern Karoo in a mostly flat area with a few table mountains , about ten kilometers south of the Oranje and near the Vanderkloof Dam .
history
Around 1877 Petrusville was founded on the Rhenosterfontein farm , which was founded in 1810 by Petrus Jacobus van de Walt. He later left part of the country to the Dutch Reformed Church .
traffic
Petrusville is on the R48 highway , which connects Bloemfontein and Koffiefontein in the northeast with De Aar in the southwest. There is an airport east of the town.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on November 1, 2017
- ↑ a b South African Place Names , accessed November 1, 2017