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Koster, North West

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Country
  
South Africa

District
  
Bojanala Platinum

Established
  
1860

Area
  
21.12 km²

Area code
  
014

Province
  
North West

Municipality
  
Kgetlengrivier

Postal code (street)
  
0348

Population
  
19,499 (2011)

Local time
  
Friday 7:58 PM

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 60% Humidity

Koster is a small farming town situated on the watershed between the Orange and Limpopo Rivers in North West Province of South Africa.

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Map of Koster, South Africa

The town was proclaimed in 1913 and named after Bastiaan Koster, the original farm owner. Koster means "bellringer".

Town 58 km south-west of Rustenburg and 72 km west-north-west of Magaliesburg. It was founded on the farm Kleinfontein in 1913, and has been administered by a village council since January 1931. Said to have been named either after Dr Herman Jacob Coster (1866-1899), State Attorney of the South African Republic, after its surveyor, or after Bastiaan Hendricus Koster, owner of the farm Kleinfontein. The latter explanation seems most plausible.

The Elands River, the Koster River and the Mooi River have their sources near the town.

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References

Koster, North West Wikipedia


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