Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2] The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes.
Avontuur
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Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station
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  Avontuur Show map of Western Cape  Avontuur Show map of South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′30″S 23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Population | |
| • Total | 238 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box |
6490
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| Area code | 044 |
The name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.[3]