Burgersfort

Burgersfort

Burgersfort

Place in Limpopo, South Africa

Burgersfort is located in the valley of the Spekboom River[2] at the edge of the Bushveld Complex in the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality of the Limpopo province, near the border with the Mpumalanga province. The town was named after a hexagonal fort built there during the 1876-77 Second War against the Bapedi of Chief Sekhukhune, and was named after President TF Burgers of the ZAR. The town serves as a meeting point for two major roads, the R37 and R555. The region is rich in platinum and platinum group metals.[3] The town's neighbouring towns are Mashishing (60 km), Steelpoort (16 km) and Ohrigstad (26 km).[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Burgersfort". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    Fishing in Burgersfort, Mpumalanga, South Africa - Essential Travel Info
  3. [3]
    "Nuwe dorp verrys by Burgersfort - eProp Commercial Property South Africa". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. [4]
    Routes Travel Info Portal: Burgersfort Archived May 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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