Ventersdorp
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| Coordinates | 26 ° 19 ′ S , 26 ° 49 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | ||
| local community | JB Marks | ||
| height | 1479 m | ||
| Residents | 4204 (2011) | ||
.jpg) Dutch Reformed Church in Ventersdorp
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Ventersdorp [ fɛntɛrsdɔrp ] is a small town in the South African province of northwest . It is located in the JB Marks local church in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District . It has about 4,204 inhabitants (2011 census). Until 2016 it was the seat of the municipality of Ventersdorp .
geography
Ventersdorp is located in the fertile valley of the Vaal at an altitude of 1479 meters above sea level. The city is 110 kilometers away from Pretoria and the Witwatersrand . It is 50 kilometers to Potchefstroom , 70 kilometers to Klerksdorp and 90 kilometers to Lichtenburg .
The average rainfall in Ventersdorp is 490 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (November to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in June with 0 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (96 millimeters). The average maximum temperature varies from 17.3 ° C in June to 29 ° C in January. The coldest month is June. Here the average low temperatures at night are 0 ° C.
Personalities
- Eugène Terre'Blanche (* 1941 or 1944, † 2010), politician
- Klaus Duschat (* 1955), German sculptor
- Itumeleng Khune (* 1987), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ a b Ventersdorp - North West Province South Africa ( English ) Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved on April 6, 2010.
- ↑ Ventersdorp, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ↑ Ventersdorp climate ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved April 6, 2010.