Boshof
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Vinony's link graph records 83 inbound references to Boshof, and connects out to Free State, South Africa and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics 1856 establishments in the Orange Free State, Populated places established in 1856 and Populated places in the Tokologo Local Municipality.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Boshof
- Settlement.image_skyline
- NG kerk Boshof.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Historical black-and-white photograph of the Dutch Reformed Church in Boshof, showing a large building with twin towers and surrounding trees
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Dutch Reformed Church in Boshof, c. 1917
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Free State#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Free State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lejweleputswa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tokologo
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1856
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 91.7
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Tokologo Local Municipality
- Area
- 91.7
- Elevation
- 1254
- Capital of
- Tokologo Local Municipality
- Shares border with
- Hertzogville
- Dialing code
- 053
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- inception
- 1856-01-01
- postal code
- 8340
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Early Settlement
- Etymology
- Early Development
- Second Anglo-Boer War
- 20th Century and Modern Era
- References
Boshof is a small rural farming town located in the western part of the Free State province, South Africa.
The town is approximately 55 km north-east of Kimberley along the R64 road. It serves as the administrative centre of the Tokologo Local Municipality within the Lejweleputswa District and is known for mixed farming activities, including livestock and crop production.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boshof” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations