Koringberg

Koringberg
Koringberg
Koringberg
Koringberg is located in Western Cape
Koringberg
Koringberg
Koringberg is located in South Africa
Koringberg
Koringberg
Coordinates: 33°02′S 18°40′E / 33.033°S 18.667°E / -33.033; 18.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySwartland
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,214
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African3.2%
 • Coloured84.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White11.3%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans95.5%
 • English3.8%
 • Other0.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7312

Koringberg is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village 118 km north-north-east of Cape Town and 17 km north of Moorreesburg. Founded at Warren's Camp in 1923, it was thus named because it is situated in a wheat growing area. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘wheat mountain’.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Koringberg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 259.