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Burgersfort
Limpopotown
Burgersfort
Total population
6,369
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Burgersfort is located in the valley of the Spekboom River at the edge of the Bushveld Complex in the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality of the Limpopo province of South Africa, 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 King 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. The town's neighbouring towns are Mashishing (60 km), Steelpoort (16 km) and Ohrigstad (26 km).
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves44
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves41
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves40
- Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves39
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves38
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves38
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves35
- White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836 · Aves35
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2018-06-2331 km ESE of Lebowakgomo, South Africa
- M 4.1 — 2016-06-1225 km WSW of Phalaborwa, South Africa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Limpopo
- Bothashoek4.9 mi away · pop. 2,276
- Mahubahuba6.5 mi away · pop. 21,377
- Alverton7.6 mi away · pop. 2,278
- Derde Gelid8.1 mi away · pop. 15,669
- Ga-Motodi8.2 mi away · pop. 4,131
- Steelpoort8.7 mi away · pop. 1,105
- Mabotsha9.9 mi away · pop. 4,198
- Lebalelo14.5 mi away
- Ohrigstad15.6 mi away
- Kroonkop19.2 mi away
- Penge20.1 mi away · pop. 2,819
- Ga-Moraba24.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Burgersfort, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API