Richmond | |
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 Loop Street, Richmond | |
  Richmond  Richmond | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′48″S 23°56′48″E / 31.41333°S 23.94667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Municipality | Ubuntu |
| Established | 1843[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.1 km2 (32.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,122 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 32.6% |
| • Coloured | 62.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 2.9% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 72.2% |
| • Xhosa | 21.8% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7090 |
| PO box | 7090 |
Richmond is a town in the central Karoo region of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is situated on the main N1 route.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Richmond and Sabelo from Census 2011.