Olifantshoek

For the town in Limpopo, see Olifantshoek, Limpopo.
Olifantshoek
Olifantshoek
Olifantshoek
Olifantshoek

 Olifantshoek shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°E / -27.933; 22.733Coordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°E / -27.933; 22.733
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]

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