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Vryburg () is a large agricultural town with a population of approximately 89,120 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa. It is the seat and the industrial and agricultural heartland of the district of the Bophirima region.

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Settlement.name
Vryburg
Settlement.image_skyline
Vryburg town hall.jpg
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Vryburg town hall
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South Africa North West#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North West
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
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Municipality
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Naledi
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Main Place
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Established
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Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
64.24
Settlement.population_total
21182
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Elevation
1202
Image
Vryburg town hall.jpg
Dialing code
053
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Commons category
Vryburg, North West
postal code
8600
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Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Capital of a Republic
  • British Bechuanaland
  • Concentration camp
  • London Missionary Society
  • Colony to Province
  • Economy
  • Beef production
  • Other produce
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Fauna and flora
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
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Vryburg () is a large agricultural town with a population of approximately 89,120 situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa. It is the seat and the industrial and agricultural heartland of the district of the Bophirima region.

== Location == The town is situated halfway between Kimberley (the capital of the Northern Cape Province) to the south and Mahikeng (the capital of the North West Province) to the north. it is at the intersection of the N18 and N14 roads.

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