Britstown

Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David Livingstone on a venture into the interior.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Britstown
Settlement.image_skyline: StadtBritstown.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Britstown
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pixley ka Seme
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Emthanjeni
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 62.6
Settlement.population_total: 5145
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Area: 62.6
Elevation: 1130
Image: StadtBritstown.jpg
Dialing code: 053

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postal code: 8782
inception: 1877-01-01
Commons category: Britstown

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Britstown lies in the heart of the Central Karoo and is located exactly halfway between Cape Town (via Three Sisters) and Johannesburg (via Kimberley) on the N12 national route, and thus is about 700 km from both cities. The N10 national route crosses the N12 500m outside the town. De Aar is the closest big town and lies 50 km East from Britstown on the N10.