Fraserburg
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For the Scottish town, see Fraserburgh.
Fraserburg is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is located in the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality. The town has some of the coldest winters in South Africa.
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Fraserburg | |
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Coordinates: 31°54′52″S 21°30′43″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Namakwa |
Municipality | Karoo Hoogland |
Area | |
• Total | 98.88 km2 (38.18 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,029 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 4.8% |
• Coloured | 84.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 9.5% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.8% |
• Xhosa | 1.3% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6960 |
PO box | 6960 |
Area code | 023 |
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The nearest towns are Williston, Sutherland, Loxton and Leeu-Gamka, all of which are more than 100 km distant.
A particularly good example of a corbelled house can be found in the town, there are others in the district. The town is also well known for the large number of unique and well-preserved fossil finds that litter the surrounding area.