Velddrif
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 46 ′ S , 18 ° 10 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | West coast | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | ||
| local community | Mountain rivier | ||
| Residents | 11,017 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1946 | ||
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Velddrif is a small town in Bergrivier municipality , West Coast District , Western Cape Province in South Africa . It is located about 160 kilometers north of Cape Town , about two kilometers from the mouth of the Berg River in the Atlantic . In 2011 the city had 11,017 inhabitants.
The name Velddrif came about when a farmer, Theunis Smit, grazed his cattle on a piece of land ( afrikaans : veld ) on both sides of the Berg River and the animals moved from one side to the other via a ford (afrikaans: drif ). A hand-operated ferry was built there in 1899 .
With the establishment of a canning factory at the beginning of the 20th century, a settlement developed there that was officially mentioned in 1946 and received city status in 1960 .
The city's main sources of income are:
Attractions
- The city is known as the destination of the Berg River Canoe Marathon held annually in July , which starts in Paarl and ends after four days and 208 kilometers in Port Owen, the port of Velddrif.
- The Rocherpan Nature Reserve is 25 kilometers north of Velddrif.
Web links
- Velddrif tourism website ( Memento of June 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 24, 2013