Douglas, Northern Cape

Douglas

Douglas suburbia
Douglas
Douglas
Douglas

 Douglas shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 29°03′S 23°46′E / 29.050°S 23.767°E / -29.050; 23.767Coordinates: 29°03′S 23°46′E / 29.050°S 23.767°E / -29.050; 23.767
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Municipality Siyancuma
Established 1867
Area[1]
 • Total 86.42 km2 (33.37 sq mi)
Elevation 990 m (3,250 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 20,083
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 32.1%
 • Coloured 58.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 8.0%
 • Other 0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 93.1%
 • Tswana 2.3%
 • English 1.5%
 • Other 3.1%
Postal code (street) 8730
PO box 8730
Area code 053

Douglas is a town situated near the confluence of the Orange and Vaal Rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. On this fertile soil nestles the town of Douglas. The town itself is a green patchwork of dramatic contrast - space for the solitary and activity for the energetic. Douglas is divided in three sections or locations named Bongani, Breipaal and Douglas.

Location

Douglas lies about 100 km on the R357 road[2] Southwest of Kimberley, the famous city of diamonds.

History

The town was founded in 1848 as a mission station on the farm Backhouse by the Reverend Isaac Hughes. In 1867, a group of Europeans from Griquatown signed an agreement giving them the right to establish a town. The town was named after General Sir Robert Percy Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of the Cape Colony.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Douglas". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Travel distances
 Campbell Kimberley
Griekwastad Plooysburg, Ritchie
   Douglas  
Prieska Hopetown


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