Beaconsfield, Kimberley

Beaconsfield
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Coordinates: 28°45′25″S 24°46′55″E / 28.757°S 24.782°E / -28.757; 24.782Coordinates: 28°45′25″S 24°46′55″E / 28.757°S 24.782°E / -28.757; 24.782
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard
Municipality	Sol Plaatje
Main Place	Kimberley
Area^[1]
• Total	1.68 km² (0.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	5,494
• Density	3,300/km² (8,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	24.5%
• Coloured	28.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	45.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• Afrikaans	68.4%
• English	14.9%
• Tswana	8.5%
• Xhosa	2.3%
• Other	5.9%
Postal code (street)	8301
PO box	8315

Beaconsfield is the name of a suburb of Kimberley, South Africa, formerly known as Du Toit's Pan. Beaconsfield was a separate borough from Kimberley itself until its amalgamation with the latter as the City of Kimberley in 1912.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Beaconsfield". Census 2011.
↑ Brian Roberts (1976). Kimberley, turbulent city. Cape Town: David Philip in association with Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape. ISBN 0-949968-62-5.

Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape

District seat: Kimberley

Sol Plaatje	Beaconsfield Galeshewe Kimberley Modder River Ritchie

Phokwane	Ganspan Hartswater Jan Kempdorp Pampierstad

Magareng	Warrenton

Dikgatlong	Barkly West Boetsap Delportshoop Koopmansfontein Sydney on Vaal Ulco Windsorton

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