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Riviersonderend
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Riviersonderend | |
| image_skyline | NG kerk Riviersonderend.jpg | |
| image_caption | The Dutch Reformed Church of Riviersonderend | |
| 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 | Overberg | |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality | |
| subdivision_name3 | Theewaterskloof | |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place | |
| established_title | Established | |
| leader_party | DA | |
| leader_title | Councillor | |
| leader_name | Piet Stander | |
| area_footnotes | ||
| area_total_km2 | 5.57 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 5245 | |
| population_as_of | 2011 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Black African | |
| demographics1_info1 | 12.6% | |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured | |
| demographics1_info2 | 75.4% | |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian | |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.5% | |
| demographics1_title4 | White | |
| demographics1_info4 | 10.9% | |
| demographics1_title5 | Other | |
| demographics1_info5 | 0.6% | |
| <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Afrikaans | |
| demographics2_info1 | 86.5% | |
| demographics2_title2 | Xhosa | |
| demographics2_info2 | 8.3% | |
| demographics2_title3 | English | |
| demographics2_info3 | 3.1% | |
| demographics2_title5 | Other | |
| demographics2_info5 | 2.1% | |
| <!-- Other information --> | timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) | |
| postal_code | 7250 | |
| postal2_code_type | PO box | |
| postal2_code | 7250 | |
| area_code_type | Area code | |
| area_code | 028 |
Riviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about 140 km east of Cape Town. It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name. In the census of 2011 it was recorded as having a population of 5,245.
History
The village was established in 1923, when Edith S V McIntyre sold a portion of her farm, Tierhoek, to the local Dutch Reformed church council for 6000 pounds. First known as "Rivier Zonder End" (Dutch for "river without end"), the name later changed to the Afrikaans "Riviersonderend".
The name itself was originally a literal translation of the Khoikhoi name "Kannakamkanna" ("river without end").
References
References
- [https://twk.gov.za/leadership/meet-the-councillors/ Meet the Council - Ward 1]
- "Main Place Riviersonderend". Census 2011.
- "riviersonderend". tourismcapetown.
- "Welcome to Riviersonderend !!!". riviersonderend.co.za.
- "Intro (English) to the Resolutions of Cape of Good Hope / Place names of Khoi origin".
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