Loxton, Northern Cape

Loxton
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Loxton Loxton Loxton  Loxton shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°28′S 22°21′E / 31.467°S 22.350°ECoordinates: 31°28′S 22°21′E / 31.467°S 22.350°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Ubuntu
Established	1899
Area[1]
• Total	77.61 km^2 (29.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,053
• Density	14/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	3.1%
• Coloured	85.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	10.7%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	93.8%
• English	3.6%
• Other	2.6%
PO box	6985
Area code	053

Loxton is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is a wool-producing centre in the Ubuntu Local Municipality of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality and one of the largest garlic-producing areas in South Africa.

The area around Loxton is famous for its beehived shaped Corbelled Houses that were built by Trekboers around the 1810s and are unique to the area.^[2] The Dutch Reformed Church bought the farm Phezantefontein from AE Loxton in 1899.^[3] The town became a municipality in 1905. In March 1961 there was a setback when a dam burst upstream and destroyed a large portion of the town. In recent years the town has experienced a revival as urbanites have moved to the small town to escape the city.

Notes

1. "Main Place Loxton". Census 2011.
2. "Loxton, Upper Karoo". sa-venues.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
3. Raper, P.E. (2004). South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town. p. 211. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.

External links

• Tourism website