Oberholzer
Oberholzer Pretoriusrus | |
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Coordinates: 26°20′49″S 27°22′55″E / 26.347°S 27.382°ECoordinates: 26°20′49″S 27°22′55″E / 26.347°S 27.382°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
District | West Rand |
Municipality | Merafong City |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,397 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 35.8% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 61.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Afrikaans | 55.4% |
• Tswana | 12.3% |
• English | 10.8% |
• Sotho | 8.6% |
• Other | 12.9% |
Postal code (street) | 2499 |
PO box | 2502 |
Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Town 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville. Laid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Oberholzer". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 346.
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