Rosmead

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

Overview

Rosmead is a village 12 km east of Middelburg and 75 km west-south-west of Steynsburg. It was founded in 1880 and at first named Middelburg Road, but renamed in 1883 after Sir Hercules George Robinson, Lord Rosmead (1824–1897), who was Governor of the Cape Colony from 1880 to 1889.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

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Athol Fugard

South African playwright (1932–2025)

Tom Naudé

South African politician (1889-1969)

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Steven Sykes

South African rugby union footballer

Christoffel Venter

South African general (1892–1977)

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Eddie Stuart

footballer (1931-2014)

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John James Clements

South African recipient of the Victoria Cross

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Riaan Vermeulen

South African rugby union footballer

Nothando Vilakazi

South African footballer

B

Basil Laver

surgeon

R

Roland Reid

South African-Scottish rugby union footballer and coach

K

Keanu Vers

South African rugby union footballer (1996-)

A

Anna de Klerk

third wife of Willem Johannes de Klerk

Betsie Verwoerd

South African politician

J

Jozua Naudé

South African pastor

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Ian Groenewald

South African rugby union player

E

Errol Witherden

South African cricketer

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

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

• Middelburg
  6.7 mi away
• Schoombee
  22.3 mi away
• Kwa Noheleni
  42.2 mi away · pop. 1,540
• Steynsburg
  43.7 mi away
• Nxuba
  55.2 mi away · pop. 8,626
• Graaff-Reinet
  63 mi away
• Venterstad
  63.6 mi away
• Molteno
  73.6 mi away
• Pearston
  75.5 mi away · pop. 4,516
• Burgersdorp
  79 mi away
• Sterkstroom
  84.6 mi away
• KwaNojoli
  89.3 mi away · pop. 18,825

Browse all places in Eastern Cape →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rosmead, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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