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Avontuur


FieldValue
nameAvontuur
image_skylineStation Avontuur 1.JPG
image_captionAvontuur's narrow gauge railway station
pushpin_mapSouth Africa Western Cape#South Africa
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Western Cape
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Garden Route
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3George
subdivision_type4Main Place
established_titleEstablished
leader_titleCouncillor
population_footnotes
population_total238
population_density_km2auto
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_title5Other
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
postal_code_typePostal code (street)
postal2_code_typePO box
postal2_code6490
area_code_typeArea code
area_code044

Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes.

History

The name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.

References

References

  1. [http://www.dwaf.gov.za/dir_ws/wsnis/default.asp?nStn=pg_reports&cid=3&SAID=&SASID=&Prov=SA&cursecAuthorityCode=&curLinkID=&curYear=10&curEntityID=01J34A602&curReportID=208&curParams=@UserNr&curlevelid=4 Water Services National Information System - Community Report]
  2. "Official South African Geographical Names System". [[Department of Arts and Culture]].
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council.
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