Colesberg
Colesberg
Koolsberg in Afrikaans orthography | |
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Top:Dutch Reformed Church, middle left: Coniston House, right: Main Street, bottom left: Horse and Mill, right: Kemper Museum. | |
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| Coordinates: 30°43′00″S 25°06′00″E / 30.71667°S 25.10000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Umsobomvu |
| Established | 1830 |
| Area | |
• Total | 174.84 km2 (67.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,869 |
| • Density | 96.482/km2 (249.89/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 67.4% |
| • Coloured | 25.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 5.3% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 59.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 33.1% |
| • Sotho | 2.8% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9795 |
| PO box | 9795 |
| Area code | 051 |
Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main N1 road from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Colesberg breeds many of the country's top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms, including one owned by renowned golfer, Gary Player, are nearby.