Plooysburg
Plooysburg is a small town about 70 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is situated close to the Riet River. The town took its name from the Du Plooy family, one of the original families of white settlers.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,090 metres (3,560 feet)
- …is also known as “Plooysberg”
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
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Latitude
-29.02728° or 29° 1′ 38″ south
Longitude
24.23852° or 24° 14′ 19″ east
Open location code
5G26X6FQ+3C
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place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Plooysburg” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Plooysburg”
- Asturian: “Plooysburg”
- Bulgarian: “Плойсбург”
- Cebuano: “Plooysburg”
- Dutch: “Plooysburg”
- Estonian: “Plooysburg”
- Pedi: “Plooysburg”
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Northern Cape: Highlights
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