Laingsburg, South Africa
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Laingsburg (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlainzbœrχ]) is a town located in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is a relatively large agricultural town in the semi-arid Great Karoo; its economy is based on farming goats, sheep, fruits, and vegetable. The town is served by two numbered road, namely N1 and R323.
Laingsburg | |
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Coordinates: 33°11′42″S 20°51′33″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Central Karoo |
Municipality | Laingsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 723.72 km2 (279.43 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,667 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 8.2% |
• Coloured | 82.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 8.5% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 93.6% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Xhosa | 1.6% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6900 |
PO box | 6900 |
Area code | 023 |
The area that became Laingsburg was first settled around 1727 or 1728. A train stop was built there in 1878, by which it had been called Buffelsrivier. It was then renamed to "Nassau", and finally to "Laingsburg". In 1904, Laingsburg became a municipality. In 1981, a flash flood, later called the Laingsburg Flood, almost completely submerged the town, destroying much of it.