Eksteenfontein

Eksteenfontein

Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein

 Eksteenfontein shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°E / -28.824; 17.255Coordinates: 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[1]
 • Total 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 531
 • Density 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 0.9%
 • Coloured 89.3%
 • Other 9.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 94.5%
 • English 1.3%
 • Tswana 1.1%
 • Other 3.0%
PO box 8284

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Eksteenfontein". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Eksteenfontein is a perfect base to explore the Richtersveld World Heritage Site". South African Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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