Plooysburg

CountrySouth Africa

Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

PO box

8350

Plooysburg
Plooysburg
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Coordinates: 29°01′S 24°14′E / 29.017°S 24.233°E / -29.017; 24.233
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Siyancuma
Population [1]
• Total	594
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8350
Area code	053

Plooysburg is a small town about 70 km west of Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is situated close to the Riet River. The town took its name from the Du Plooy family, one of the original families of white settlers.^[2] With a church, school, police station and shop it serves a local farming and farm-worker community. Nearby is the rock art site of Driekops Eiland, and the Mokala National Park.^[3]