Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein | |
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Eksteenfontein | |
Eksteenfontein Eksteenfontein Eksteenfontein Eksteenfontein shown within Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°ECoordinates: 28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Namakwa |
Municipality | Richtersveld |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 531 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 0.9% |
• Coloured | 89.3% |
• Other | 9.8% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Afrikaans | 94.5% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Tswana | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.0% |
PO box | 8284 |
Eksteenfontein is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the edge of the Richtersveld World Heritage Site.[2]
The locals are mostly of Baster ancestry, people of mixed blood who were forcibly removed from the white farming area near Pofadder in 1945.[2] The town was originally known as Stinkfontein (stinking spring), but was later renamed in honour of a Reverend Eksteen, the pastor who had helped the Baster in finding a new place to live.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Eksteenfontein". Census 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Eksteenfontein is a perfect base to explore the Richtersveld World Heritage Site". South African Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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