Eksteenfontein
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Eksteenfontein
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Coordinates: 28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°E / -28.824; 17.255 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Namakwa |
Municipality | Richtersveld |
Area | |
• Total | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
Population
(2011)[1]
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• Total | 531 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 0.9% |
• Coloured | 89.3% |
• Other | 9.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 94.5% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Tswana | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box |
8284
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Eksteenfontein is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the edge of the Richtersveld World Heritage Site.[2]
The locals are mostly of Baster ancestry, people of mixed blood who were forcibly removed from the white farming area near Pofadder in 1945.[2] The town was originally known as Stinkfontein (stinking spring), but was later renamed in honour of a Reverend Eksteen, the pastor who had helped the Baster in finding a new place to live.[2]
Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape
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District seat: Springbok | ||
Hantam |
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Kamiesberg |
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Karoo Hoogland |
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Khâi-Ma |
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Nama Khoi |
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Richtersveld |
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