Postmasburg
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
28°19′40″S 23°04′14″E / 28.3279°S 23.0706°E / -28.3279; 23.0706 (2011)[1]
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Postmasburg is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Location
The Town is located approximately 170 km east of Upington.[2]
The town is 67 km (42 mi) north of Griquatown and 58 km (36 mi) west-south-west of Daniëlskuil.
History
Originally a station of the London Missionary Society called Sibiling, it became a Griqua village with the name Blinkklip.[3] It was proclaimed a town on 6 June 1892 and named after the Reverend Dirk Postma (1818–1890), founder of the Reformed Churches in South Africa.[4]
The town achieved municipal status in 1936.
Army
The South African Army's Combat Training Centre is located nearby, at Lohatla.
Sport
The town is home to Hungry Lions, a soccer team playing in the National First Division.[5]
Economy
Postmasburg is home to Kolomela Mine which is owned by Anglo American. The Iron Ore mine officially opened in June 2012 provides job opportunities for the local communities and a green hydrogen plant is estimated to be built by 2029 by Thabiso Dube to form more job opportunities.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Postmasburg". Census 2011.
- ^ "Postmasburg". northerncape.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ Potgieter, D. J. (1973). Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa. Internet Archive. p. 41.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 374.
- ^ "Hungry Lions are champions". SAFA.net. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "KUMBA IRON ORE OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS KOLOMELA MINE". Angloamerican.com. 22 June 2012.
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Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Upington
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