Louterwater
Louterwater | |
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Coordinates: 33°48′S 23°40′E / 33.8°S 23.67°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Kou-Kamma |
Area | |
• Total | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,829 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 27.4% |
• Coloured | 70.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 1.0% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 74.2% |
• Xhosa | 21.2% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Other | 2.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 6435 |
Louterwater is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, located between Joubertina and Misgund on the R62 road.[2]
The town hosts a large apple and pear farm of the same name, which had been bought in 1961 by P. K. Le Roux, then Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs; the farm is still owned by his descendants.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Louterwater". Census 2011.
- ^ "Louterwater Estate". Louterwater Estate. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "History of Louterwater Estate". Louterwater Estate. Retrieved 29 August 2014.