Olifantshoek
For the town in Limpopo, see Olifantshoek, Limpopo.
Olifantshoek | |
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Coordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°ECoordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
Municipality | Gamagara |
Established | 1912 |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,233 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 42.5% |
• Coloured | 47.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
• White | 5.5% |
• Other | 3.8% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Afrikaans | 78.9% |
• Tswana | 10.2% |
• English | 2.1% |
• Sotho | 1.3% |
• Other | 7.4% |
Postal code (street) | 8450 |
PO box | 8450 |
Area code | 053 |
Olifantshoek is a town in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Village 60 km north-west of Postmasburg and 80 km south-west of Kuruman. It developed from a police post and is administered by a village management board. The name is Afrikaans and means "elephants corner" or "elephants glen", referring to elephant skeletons found there. It may also be translated from Tswana "ditlou".[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Olifantshoek". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 348.
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