Campbell | |
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A church in Campbell | |
Coordinates: 28°48′S 23°42′E / 28.800°S 23.700°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Siyancuma |
Area | |
• Total | 78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,179 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 12.1% |
• Coloured | 80.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
• White | 1.2% |
• Other | 5.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.1% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8360 |
PO box | 8360 |
Campbell is a small town situated on the edge of the Ghaap Plateau in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located 48 km east of Griquatown on the N8 road.[2] It was originally known as Knovel Valley and then Groote Fontein, but was renamed in honour of the Reverend John Campbell who visited the Cape Colony in 1813.