Windsorton
title: "Windsorton" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-dikgatlong-local-municipality"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-dikgatlong-local-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsorton" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Windsorton |
| pushpin_map | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Africa |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Cape |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Frances Baard |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Dikgatlong |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place |
| established_title | Established |
| leader_title | Councillor |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 51.1 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 6250 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 67.5% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 26.4% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.8% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 2.2% |
| demographics1_title5 | Other |
| demographics1_info5 | 3.2% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Tswana |
| demographics2_info1 | 55.2% |
| demographics2_title2 | Afrikaans |
| demographics2_info2 | 36.5% |
| demographics2_title3 | English |
| demographics2_info3 | 1.9% |
| demographics2_title4 | S. Ndebele |
| demographics2_info4 | 1.9% |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 4.6% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) |
| postal_code | 8510 |
| postal2_code_type | PO box |
| postal2_code | 8510 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 053 |
| :: |
| name = Windsorton | pushpin_map = South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Frances Baard | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Dikgatlong | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 51.1 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6250 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 67.5% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 26.4% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.8% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 2.2% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 3.2% | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Tswana | demographics2_info1 = 55.2% | demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info2 = 36.5% | demographics2_title3 = English | demographics2_info3 = 1.9% | demographics2_title4 = S. Ndebele | demographics2_info4 = 1.9% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 4.6% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 8510 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = 8510 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 053 Windsorton is an agricultural town situated in the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme on the banks of the Vaal River in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is located on the Vaal River, 55 km north of Kimberley, 35 km northeast of Barkly West and 40 km south-west of Warrenton. It was founded in 1869 as a diamond-diggers’ camp and was administered by a village management board. The town started as Hebron, a mission station, but when diamonds were discovered, the area was flooded with prospectors and the town became a diggers' camp. The town was renamed after P F (Peter Ford) Windsor, the original owner of the land, who was instrumental in its development.
The Khoekhoen name is Chaib, ‘place of the kudu’.
References
|Centre = Windsorton |North = Jan Kempdorp Warrenton |Northeast = Christiana |Northwest = |East = Hertzogville |Southeast = Boshof |South = Kimberley |Southwest = Barkly West |West = Delportshoop
References
- Sum of the Main Places [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/384002 Windsorton] and [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/384003 Kutlwano] from Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council.
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