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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vanderkloof
| name = Vanderkloof
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| established_title = Established
| established_title = Established
| leader_title = Councillor
| leader_title = Councillor
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/373001 |title = Main Place Vanderkloof |work=Census 2011}} </ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/373001 |title = Main Place Vanderkloof |work=Census 2011}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 4.91
| area_total_km2 = 4.91
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
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'''Vanderkloof''' is a town in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It is located on the [[Orange River]] and near the [[Rolfontein Nature Reserve]].
'''Vanderkloof''' is a town in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It is located on the [[Orange River]] and near the [[Rolfontein Nature Reserve]].


Village on the site of the [[Vanderkloof Dam]], (formerly the P.K. le Roux Dam), 9 km north-east of [[Petrusville]]. It was established to house the labour force constructing the dam. The name is derived from the surname of Petrus J van der Walt, and a ravine (Afrikaans kloof) in the vicinity.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=453}}</ref>
The village is on the site of the [[Vanderkloof Dam]], (formerly the P.K. le Roux Dam), 9&nbsp;km north-east of [[Petrusville]]. It was established to house the labour force constructing the dam. The name is derived from the surname of Petrus J van der Walt, and a ravine (Afrikaans kloof) in the vicinity.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=453}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="130">
File:Dam Wall Holiday Resorts.png| Main Road entrance of Vanderkloof
File:VanderKloofTown2 Boat club.jpg| Vanderkloof Boating Club
File:VanderKloofTownPanoOfTheDam Park2.jpg| Rolfontein Nature Reserve
File:VanderKloofTown1.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCampSuperTube.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownPanoTheDam5.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownOverview.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownBoatLaunch.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownPark.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownPark2.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownTheDam2.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownPanoOfTheDam Park.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownPanoOfTheDam.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCampBoating.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCamp2.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCamp3.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCamp1.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownCamp4.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownOfDam3.jpg
File:VanderKloofTownOfTheDam4.jpg
File:VanderKloofDamLookingDown.jpg
</gallery>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 27 April 2022

Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof is located in Northern Cape
Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof is located in South Africa
Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof
Coordinates: 30°0′S 24°44′E / 30.000°S 24.733°E / -30.000; 24.733
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
MunicipalityRenosterberg
Area
[1]
 • Total4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,228
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African17.8%
 • Coloured45.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White35.2%
 • Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans90.1%
 • English3.1%
 • Xhosa3.1%
 • Tswana1.7%
 • Other2.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8771
PO box
8771
Area code053

Vanderkloof is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the Orange River and near the Rolfontein Nature Reserve.

The village is on the site of the Vanderkloof Dam, (formerly the P.K. le Roux Dam), 9 km north-east of Petrusville. It was established to house the labour force constructing the dam. The name is derived from the surname of Petrus J van der Walt, and a ravine (Afrikaans kloof) in the vicinity.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Vanderkloof". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 453.


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