Colesberg
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For the city in the United States, see Colesburg, Iowa.
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.
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Colesberg
Koolsberg in Afrikaans orthography | |
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Coordinates: 30°43′00″S 25°06′00″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Umsobomvu |
Established | 1830[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 174.84 km2 (67.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 16,869 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/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 |
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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.