Murraysburg

Murraysburg is an Afrikaans speaking town of approximately 5,000 people in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in the far northeast of the province, about from the provincial capital Cape Town, and west of Graaff-Reinet. It is governed as part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality within the Central Karoo District Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Murraysburg
Settlement.image_skyline: NG kerk Murraysburg 1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dutch Reformed Church, Murraysburg
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Central Karoo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Beaufort West
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 69.3
Settlement.population_total: 5069
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 1185
Image: NG kerk Murraysburg 1.jpg
Dialing code: 049

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postal code: 6995
Commons category: Murraysburg

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Murraysburg is situated on the R63 regional road, which connects it to the N1 and N12 national roads to the west and the N9 to the east. It is a distance of from Cape Town by road, and from Port Elizabeth.