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| name = Vanderkloof |
| name = Vanderkloof |
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| established_title = Established |
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| leader_title = Councillor |
| leader_title = Councillor |
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/373001 |title = Main Place Vanderkloof |work=Census 2011}} |
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/373001 |title = Main Place Vanderkloof |work=Census 2011}}</ref> |
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| area_total_km2 = 4.91 |
| area_total_km2 = 4.91 |
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'''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]]. |
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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.<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> |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Dam Wall Holiday Resorts.png| Main Road entrance of Vanderkloof |
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File:VanderKloofTown2 Boat club.jpg| Vanderkloof Boating Club |
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File:VanderKloofTownPanoOfTheDam Park2.jpg| Rolfontein Nature Reserve |
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File:VanderKloofTown1.jpg |
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File:VanderKloofDamLookingDown.jpg |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}} |
{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in the Renosterberg Local Municipality]] |
[[Category:Populated places in the Renosterberg Local Municipality]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 27 April 2022
Vanderkloof | |
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Coordinates: 30°0′S 24°44′E / 30.000°S 24.733°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | Pixley ka Seme |
Municipality | Renosterberg |
Area | |
• Total | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,228 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 17.8% |
• Coloured | 45.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 35.2% |
• Other | 1.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 90.1% |
• English | 3.1% |
• Xhosa | 3.1% |
• Tswana | 1.7% |
• Other | 2.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8771 |
PO box | 8771 |
Area code | 053 |
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]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Vanderkloof". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 453.