Burgersdorp
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Burgersdorp viewed from The Sentinel blockhouse
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Burgersdorp shown within Eastern Cape
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| Coordinates: 30°59′32″S 26°19′29″E / 30.99222°S 26.32472°ECoordinates: 30°59′32″S 26°19′29″E / 30.99222°S 26.32472°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Gariep |
| Established | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Municipality |
| • Mayor | Ncedo Ngoqo (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,991 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 78.1% |
| • Coloured | 12.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 71.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 20.8% |
| • Sotho | 3.4% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Postal code (street) | 9744 |
| PO box | 9744 |
| Area code | 051 |
Burgersdorp is a medium-sized town in Gariep in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
In 1869 a Theological Seminary was established here by the Gereformeerde Kerk, but in 1905 it was moved to Potchefstroom, acting as an instrument in the formation of the PUK in 1919, becoming the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1951.
The Afrikaner Bond political party was founded in Burgersdorp in 1881.
According to the 2011 census, the town of Burgersdorp proper has a population of 5,240, while the adjacent townships of Mzamomhle and Tembisa have populations of 4,656 and 6,094 respectively, giving the urban area a population of 15,990. Of this population 78.1% described themselves as Black African, 11.98% as Coloured and 9.4% as White. 69.2% spoke Xhosa as their home language, 20.1% spoke Afrikaans, 3.3% spoke Sotho, 1.4% spoke English as their home language and 6.0% spoke some other language.
The first rail connection to Burgersdorp was opened on 19 March 1885. Today Shosholoza Meyl provides passenger rail service to Burgersdorp on its Johannesburg-Bloemfontein-East London route.
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