Petrusville
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Petrusville is a town in the eastern Karoo
region of South Africa
, located in the Northern Cape
province. The town was named after Petrus van der Walt, owner of the farm the town was built on.
The town is 1,280m above sea level and its geographical coordinates are 30° 4' 60 South, 24° 38' 60 East .
Karoo
The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. It has two main sub-regions - the Great Karoo in the north and the Little Karoo in the south. The 'High' Karoo is one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger South African Platform division.-Great Karoo:The Great Karoo has an area of...
region of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, located in the Northern Cape
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...
province. The town was named after Petrus van der Walt, owner of the farm the town was built on.
The town is 1,280m above sea level and its geographical coordinates are 30° 4' 60 South, 24° 38' 60 East .