Loxton, South Africa
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This article is about a town in South Africa. For other uses, see Loxton (disambiguation).
Loxton is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. Within the Ubuntu Local Municipality of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
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Loxton | |
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Coordinates: 31°28′S 22°21′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Ubuntu |
Area | |
• Total | 77.61 km2 (29.97 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,053 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 3.1% |
• Coloured | 85.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 10.7% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 93.8% |
• English | 3.6% |
• Other | 2.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 6985 |
Area code | 053 |
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It is in one of the major wool-producing[2] and one of the largest garlic-producing areas in South Africa.[3]
With a population of 1,053 in 2011, the area is quiet and sparsely populated. Afrikaans is the most widely spoken language in the town.[4]