Aurora, South Africa
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
32°42′S 18°29′E / 32.700°S 18.483°E / -32.700; 18.483[1]
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Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa situated 43 kilometres north-west of Piketberg and 29km south of Redelinghuys. Established in 1906, it was named after the Roman goddess of dawn.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Aurora". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
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Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Moorreesburg
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