Hofmeyr

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Hofmeyr

Founded

1873

Elevation1263 m

Land area16.9 km²

Coordinates-31.65°, 25.80°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Hofmeyr is a small Karoo town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 20 km west of the Bamboesberg mountain range. It lies 64 km north-east of Cradock at an altitude of 1,252 metres. According to the 2011 census, the population of Hofmeyr proper is about 326 persons and the neighbouring township of Luxolweni is about 3,354. In former times, it lay at the centre of a flourishing sheep-farming district and managed some salt pans 10 km to its west.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Salty du Rand

South African rugby union footballer (1926–1979)

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Stefanus Johannes Duplessis

South African botanist and plant pathologist (1908 - 1995)

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Ella van der Mescht

South African writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

• Schoombee
  23 mi away
• Steynsburg
  24.8 mi away
• Tarkastad
  36.2 mi away · pop. 1,604
• Nxuba
  36.9 mi away · pop. 8,626
• Molteno
  37.4 mi away
• Rosmead
  41.9 mi away
• Sterkstroom
  44.6 mi away
• Middelburg
  48.3 mi away
• Thornhill
  51.5 mi away
• Burgersdorp
  55.1 mi away
• Lesseyton
  58.7 mi away
• Venterstad
  60.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Gallery

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