Lutzville

Lutzville
Lutzville  Lutzville shown within Western Cape
Coordinates: 31°33′S 18°21′E / 31.550°S 18.350°ECoordinates: 31°33′S 18°21′E / 31.550°S 18.350°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area[1]
• Total	2.33 km^2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,232
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	10.0%
• Coloured	75.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	13.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	91.4%
• Xhosa	4.1%
• English	1.8%
• Other	2.6%
Postal code (street)	8165
PO box	8165
Area code	027

Lutzville is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It resides under the Matzikama Local Municipality.

Village 22 km north-west of Vredendal and 45 km west of Vanrhynsdorp. Established in August 1923 as Vlermuisklip, but later (~1950) renamed after its founder, Johan J Lutz.^[2]

Lutzville is located next to the Olifants River and at high tide it is possible to navigate in a flat-bottomed boat to Papendorp, about 30 km downstream near the river's mouth.^[3]

References

1. "Main Place Lutzville". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 286.
3. Erasmus, BPJ (1995). On route in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.