Boskop is a small village 16 km north of Potchefstroom. In 1913, the Boskop Man was found here, the first local anatomically modern human skull to be discovered. Consisting only of a post office and railway station on the route Potchefstroom-Welverdiend, the name is Afrikaans and means 'bush hill'.[2]

Boskop
Boskop is located in North West (South African province)
Boskop
Boskop
Boskop is located in South Africa
Boskop
Boskop
Coordinates: 26°33′50″S 27°08′24″E / 26.564°S 27.140°E / -26.564; 27.140
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Kenneth Kaunda
MunicipalityJB Marks
Area
 • Total18.09 km2 (6.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total184
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African85.3%
 • Coloured6.0%
 • White8.2%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana37.5%
 • Afrikaans19.6%
 • Xhosa14.1%
 • Zulu10.9%
 • Other17.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
2528

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Boskop". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 89. Retrieved 28 August 2013.