| Victoria West Victoria-Wes |
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Victoria West
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District Municipality | Pixley ka Seme |
| Local Municipality | Ubuntu |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,372 |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Victoria West (Afrikaans: Victoria-Wes) is a town in the central Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. It is situated on the main N12 route, at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the Pixley ka Seme DM.[1]
The town was laid out on the bank of the Brakrivier watercourse in 1843,[2] when the Dutch Reformed Church bought the farm Zeekoegat from a local farmer. It was named Victoria in 1844, after Queen Victoria, though amended to Victoria West in 1855 to distinguish it from an Eastern Cape district.[3] The town has a small airport (ICAO: FAVW), used only by light aircraft, but until the 1970s when they stopped operating piston engined airliners such as the Douglas DC-3, it was a refueling stop for South African Airways between Cape Town and destinations to the north.
| Carnarvon | Vosburg | Britstown | ||
| Loxton | Richmond | |||
| Victoria West | ||||
| Beaufort West | Nelspoort | Murraysburg |
| Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape District seat: De Aar |
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| Local municipalities |
Emthanjeni • Kareeberg • Renosterberg • Siyancuma • Siyathemba • Thembelihle • Ubuntu • Umsobomvu |
| Cities and towns |
Britstown • Campbell • Carnarvon • Colesberg • Copperton • De Aar • Douglas • Griquatown • Hanover • Hopetown • Loxton • Marydale • Niekerkshoop • Noupoort • Orania • Petrusville • Philipstown • Prieska • Richmond • Ritchie • Schmidtsdrift • Strydenburg • Vanwyksvlei • Vanderkloof • Victoria West • Vosburg • Westerberg |
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