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Ottosdal
North West, South Africa · Africa
About Ottosdal
Ottosdal sits on the route: 40 minutes from Sannieshof.
Ottosdal is in North West, South Africa, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Sannieshof, about 37 km away.
Ottosdal is a small town situated at an altitude of 1,479 meters (4,855 feet) on the branch railway line from Makwassie in the central North West Province of South Africa. Ottosdal is a farming community engaged in the growing of grains such as maize (mielies), sunflower and peanuts. In addition, local farmers raiseRead more
cattle, sheep, pigs, dairy cows and chicken. A major pyrophyllite mine lies near it on the farm Gestoptefontein. This town originated from the establishment of a Dutch Reformed Church parish in 1913. To this was added a church building on Korannafontein, the farm of Gerhardus Petrus Otto. The town is known as the birthplace of "Die Baas", who was born there in 1952. Ottosdal grew around the church and was officially registered in 1917 and named after G. P. Otto (de Jager 1997).
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Ottosdal is in North West, South Africa, about 37 km from Sannieshof.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,011
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- North West
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.8091, 26.0054
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