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Kuruman is located along the border that bounds the Northern Cape from the North West Province in South Africa and is a local town for most communities surrounding the town, including those that live in the North West Province. |
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About |
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Kuruman was a London Missionary Society mission station founded by Robert Moffat in 1821 and the place where David Livingstone arrived for his first position as a missionary in 1841. The local people in Kuruman mainly speak Tswana and Afrikaans. The demographics of Kuruman are composed of mainly African people, Coloured and Afrikaans people respectively. The Kalahari Meerkat Project, made famous by the television series Meerkat Manor, is located nearby. It is home to famous author and Sanusi or Zulu traditional healer, Credo Mutwa. |
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Climate |
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Kuruman normally receives about 266 mm of rain per year, with most rainfall occurring mainly during summer. It receives the lowest rainfall in June and the highest in February. The average midday temperatures for Kuruman range between 17.5°C in June to 32.6°C in January. The region is the coldest during June when the mercury drops to 0°C on average during the night. |
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