Burgersdorp is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, situated at the intersection of the R58 Provincial Route between Aliwal North (officially renamed Maletswai) and Venterstad, and the R391 Regional Route leading to Hofmeyr, Molteno, and Steynsburg.
Burgersdorp falls within the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, which is part of the Joe Gqabi District Municipality. Burgersdorp is the main town and administrative centre/seat of the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.
This town should not be confused with the Limpopo town of Burgersdorp, as they both have the same name.
In 1869, a Theological Seminary was established here by the Gereformeerde Kerk. However, in 1905, it was relocated to Potchefstroom, serving as an instrument in the formation of the PUK in 1919. It then became the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1951.
The Afrikaner Bond political party was founded in Burgersdorp in 1881.
The first rail connection to Burgersdorp was opened on 19 March 1885. Today, Shosholoza Meyl provides passenger rail service to Burgersdorp on its Johannesburg–Bloemfontein–East London route.
