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Redelinghuys
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Redelinghuys |
| image_skyline | Redelinghuys, South Africa.jpg |
| image_caption | Redelinghuys |
| pushpin_map | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Africa |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Cape |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | West Coast |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Bergrivier |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place |
| established_title | Established |
| leader_title | Councillor |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.12 |
| elevation_m | 20 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 574 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 23.2% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 58.1% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.5% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 17.5% |
| demographics1_title5 | Other |
| demographics1_info5 | 0.7% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Afrikaans |
| demographics2_info1 | 95.8% |
| demographics2_title2 | English |
| demographics2_info2 | 1.8% |
| demographics2_title3 | Xhosa |
| demographics2_info3 | 1.3% |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 1.1% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) |
| postal_code | 8105 |
| postal2_code_type | PO box |
| postal2_code | 8105 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 022 |
Redelinghuys is a village in the Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located about 160 km north of Cape Town on the Verlorevlei River. The 2001 Census recorded the population as 581 people in 167 households. The village is situated on the R366 regional route between Piketberg and Elands Bay. It is served by a police station, a public library, a satellite health clinic, and two primary schools.
The town has a predominantly Victorian architecture.
Verlorenvlei
Main article: Verlorevlei River
On 23 September 2014 a part of the southern shore of the vlei was declared as a provincial heritage site for reasons associated with the vernacular fishing village located there. On the same date the Diepkloof Rock Shelter, an internationally important archaeological site associated with the emergence of modern humans and intrinsically connected to the ecology of the vlei, was also declared.
In 1991, the wetland was declared a Ramsar site. The estuary is considered an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area by BirdLife South Africa.
The river is the only known habitat of the endangered Verlorenvlei redfin.
References
References
- "Main Place Redelinghuys". Census 2011.
- "Main Place Redelinghuys". Census 2001.
- Provincial Notices 253 & 256/2014, Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No. 7310, Cape Town: 23 September 2014
- "Verlorenvlei {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service".
- "Verlorenvlei".
- (2014-11-11). "A new species of redfin (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Pseudobarbus) from the Verlorenvlei River system, South Africa". ZooKeys.
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