Wittewater

Wittewater
Village
Wittewater is located in Western Cape
Wittewater
Wittewater
Wittewater is located in South Africa
Wittewater
Wittewater
Coordinates: 32°54′55″S 18°42′07″E / 32.915278°S 18.702°E / -32.915278; 18.702
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityBergrivier
Area
 • Total0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total848
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African1.9%
 • Coloured98.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans97.5%
 • English1.7%
 • Other0.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7322

Wittewater (Afrikaans: Wittewater, lit.'white water') is a town in Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located off the R399 road, between Piketberg and Velddrif.[2] It was established in the 1857 by German Moravian missionaries.[3]

The town name, 'white water', references the waterfall that emerges behind it during winter rain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Wittewater". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Wittewater". SA Places. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Karena Du Plessis; Vanessa Cowling (2006-01-01). West Coast: Landscape, People, Food, Texture. Struik. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-77007-188-9.