Vanderkloof: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 30°0′S 24°44′E / 30.000°S 24.733°E / -30.000; 24.733
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
ce
m add {{Use dmy dates}}
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox South African town 2011
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vanderkloof
| name = Vanderkloof
| native_name =
| pushpin_map = South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
| other_name =
| coordinates = {{coord|30|0|S|24|44|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
| image_skyline =
| subdivision_type = Country
| image_caption =
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| latd = 30 |latm = 0 |lats =
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[Northern Cape]]
| longd = 24 |longm = 44 |longs =
| province = Northern Cape
| subdivision_type2 = District
| district = Pixley ka Seme
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pixley ka Seme District Municipality|Pixley ka Seme]]
| municipality = Renosterberg
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = [[Renosterberg Local Municipality|Renosterberg]]
| established_date =
| government_type = <!-- Ward 00 -->
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| leader_party =
| 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>
⚫
| leader_name =
| elevation_m =
| area_total_km2 = 4.91
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
⚫
| postal_code =
| population_total = 1228
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]]
| demographics1_info1 = 17.8%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]]
| demographics1_info2 = 45.3%
| demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]
| demographics1_info3 = 0.4%
| demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]]
| demographics1_info4 = 35.2%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 1.3%
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->
| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" />
| demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info1 = 90.1%
| demographics2_title2 = [[South African English|English]]
| demographics2_info2 = 3.1%
| demographics2_title3 = [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
| demographics2_info3 = 3.1%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Tswana language|Tswana]]
| demographics2_info4 = 1.7%
| demographics2_title5 = Other
| demographics2_info5 = 2.0%
<!-- blank fields (section 2) -->
<!-- Other information -->
| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
⚫
| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street)
⚫
| postal_code = 8771
| postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]]
⚫
| postal2_code = 8771
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]]
| area_code = 053
| area_code = 053
| censuscode = 373001
⚫
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''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=http://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>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


⚫
{{NorthernCape-geo-stub}}
{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}}
{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}}


[[Category:Populated places in the Renosterberg Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Renosterberg Local Municipality]]


⚫
{{NorthernCape-geo-stub}}

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.


Stub icon

This Northern Cape location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanderkloof&oldid=1084907915"