Rietfontein

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
26°44′00″S 20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E / -26.7333; 20.0333CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictZF MgcawuMunicipalityDawid KruiperArea • Total1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,293 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African5,6% • Coloured92.5% • Indian/Asian1.0% • White0,5% • Other0,3%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans25.5% • Sign language1.4% • English1.0% • Tswana75.0% • Other1.1%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
8811
PO box
8811

Rietfontein is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as the Rietfontein Borderpost with Namibia during the day hours of 08:00-16:30, that gives access to and from south-east Namibia via Aroab on the C16 main road.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Rietfontein". Census 2011.


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