Main Place

Petrusburg

Quick Fact ......
  • 8,435

  • 2,639

  • 3,2%

  • 23,3%

  • 95,7%

  • 57,8%

Petrusburg was founded in 1891 on the farm Diepfontein and named after Petrus Albertus Venter, whose estate funds were used to buy the farm. (GPS coordinates: 29.1243 S, 25.4157 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population8,435
Young (0-14)29,8%
Working Age (15-64)62,4%
Elderly (65+)7,8%
Dependency ratio60,3
Sex ratio94,6
Population density444 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+20,8%
Higher education aged 20+3,2%
Matric aged 20+20,3%
Number of households2,639
Average household size3,1
Female headed households43,6%
Formal dwellings82,6%
Housing owned/paying off44,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage57,8%
Weekly refuse removal73,9%
Piped water inside dwelling23,3%
Electricity for lighting95,7%

Place names

Letsemeng Municipality