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Fraserburg
Top: skyline of Fraserburg at dusk. Left: the Dutch Reformed Church on the main street. Middle right: town's post office. Bottom right: a corbelled house built by Trekboers before the town was established.
Top: skyline of Fraserburg at dusk. Left: the Dutch Reformed Church on the main street. Middle right: town's post office. Bottom right: a corbelled house built by Trekboers before the town was established.
Fraserburg is located in Northern Cape
Fraserburg
Fraserburg
Fraserburg is located in South Africa
Fraserburg
Fraserburg
Fraserburg is located in Africa
Fraserburg
Fraserburg
Coordinates: 31°54′52″S 21°30′43″E / 31.91444°S 21.51194°E / -31.91444; 21.51194
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityKaroo Hoogland
Area
[1]
 • Total98.88 km2 (38.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,029
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African4.8%
 • Coloured84.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White9.5%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans95.8%
 • Xhosa1.3%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6960
PO box
6960
Area code023

Fraserburg is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is located in the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality. The town has some of the coldest winters in South Africa.

The nearest towns are Williston, Sutherland, Loxton and Leeu-Gamka, all of which are more than 100 km distant.

A particularly good example of a corbelled house can be found in the town, there are others in the district. The town is also well known for the large number of unique and well-preserved fossil finds that litter the surrounding area.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Fraserburg". Census 2011.

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