Victoria West
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Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.[3]
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Victoria West
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Coordinates: 31°24′11″S 23°07′14″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Ubuntu |
Established | 1844[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 78.95 km2 (30.48 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,254 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 23.7% |
• Coloured | 69.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 5.6% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 82.1% |
• Xhosa | 13.8% |
• English | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7070 |
PO box | 7070 |
Area code | 091 |
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