Norvalspont

Norvalspont
Norvalspont  Norvalspont shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°38′00″S 25°27′00″E / 30.633333°S 25.45°ECoordinates: 30°38′00″S 25°27′00″E / 30.633333°S 25.45°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Pixley ka Seme
Municipality	Umsobomvu
Established	1848
Area[1]
• Total	0.9 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,198
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	91.7%
• Coloured	7.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.0%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	86.3%
• Afrikaans	8.7%
• Sotho	3.2%
• Other	1.8%
PO box	9797
Area code	051

Norvalspont is a small town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

The settlement lies some 40 km east-north-east of Colesberg and 43 km west-north-west of Venterstad, on the southern bank of the Orange River, just below the Gariep Dam. Afrikaans for Norval’s ferry, it is named after an enterprising Scot who constructed a ferry here in 1848.^[2]

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Norvalspont and Masizakhe from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 341.