Vanwyksdorp

Vanwyksdorp
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Coordinates: 33.733°S 21.466°E / -33.733; 21.466
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Kannaland
Area [1]
• Total	21.25 km^2 (8.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	833
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	1.9%
• Coloured	84.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	13.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	90.0%
• English	4.9%
• Xhosa	2.0%
• Other	3.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	6690
Area code	028

Vanwyksdorp is a town in Kannaland Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Village on the Groot River, some 55 km south-east of Ladismith and 66 km north-east of Riversdale.

History

It was founded as a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Buffelsfontein in 1904 and named after the Van Wyk family.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Vanwyksdorp". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 453.