Colesberg

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Colesberg" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Colesberg Koolsberg in Afrikaans orthography
Top:Dutch Reformed Church, middle left: Coniston House, right: Main Street, bottom left: Horse and Mill, right: Kemper Museum.
Colesberg Show map of Northern Cape Colesberg Show map of South Africa Colesberg Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 30°43′00″S 25°06′00″E / 30.71667°S 25.10000°E / -30.71667; 25.10000
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Umsobomvu
Established	1830[1]
Area [2]
• Total	174.84 km2 (67.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	16,869
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	67.4%
• Coloured	25.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	5.3%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Xhosa	59.5%
• Afrikaans	33.1%
• Sotho	2.8%
• English	1.8%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	9795
PO box	9795
Area code	051

Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main N1 road from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Colesberg breeds many of the country's top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms, including one owned by renowned golfer, Gary Player, are nearby.