Koster, North West

Koster
Koster  Koster shown within North West
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Bojanala
Municipality	Kgetlengrivier
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Mayor	(ANC)
Area
• Total	21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,499
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	89.6%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	7.5%
• Other	1.2%
First languages (2011)
• Tswana	79.2%
• Afrikaans	7.6%
• English	3.6%
• Zulu	1.5%
• Other	8.1%
Postal code (street)	0348
PO box	0348
Area code	014

Koster is a small farming town situated on the watershed between the Orange and Limpopo Rivers in North West Province of South Africa.

The town was proclaimed in 1913 and named after Bastiaan Koster, the original farm owner. Koster means "bellringer".

Town 58 km south-west of Rustenburg and 72 km west-north-west of Magaliesburg. It was founded on the farm Kleinfontein in 1913, and has been administered by a village council since January 1931. Said to have been named either after Dr Herman Jacob Coster (1866-1899), State Attorney of the South African Republic, after its surveyor, or after Bastiaan Hendricus Koster, owner of the farm Kleinfontein. The latter explanation seems most plausible.

The Elands River, the Koster River and the Mooi River have their sources near the town.