Victoria West

Victoria West
Victoria-Wes
Wiektorieha-Wes
Dutch Reformed Church, Victoria West
Dutch Reformed Church, Victoria West
Official seal of Victoria West
Victoria West is located in Northern Cape
Victoria West
Victoria West
Victoria West is located in South Africa
Victoria West
Victoria West
Coordinates: 31°24′11″S 23°07′14″E / 31.40306°S 23.12056°E / -31.40306; 23.12056
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityUbuntu
Established1844[1]
Area
 • Total78.95 km2 (30.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total8,254
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African23.7%
 • Coloured69.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White5.6%
 • Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans82.1%
 • Xhosa13.8%
 • English1.1%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7070
PO box
7070
Area code091

Victoria West is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.[3]

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Victoria West". Census 2011.
  3. ^ Victoria West, Heart of the Karoo, retrieved 2009-02-02