Leipoldtville

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Leipoldtville
Leipoldtville
 Leipoldtville shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 32°13′19″S 18°28′52″E / 32.222°S 18.481°E / -32.222; 18.481Coordinates: 32°13′19″S 18°28′52″E / 32.222°S 18.481°E / -32.222; 18.481
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Cederberg
Area[1]
 • Total 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 298
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 7.7%
 • Coloured 79.5%
 • Indian/Asian 1.7%
 • White 11.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 96.3%
 • English 1.7%
 • Other 2.0%
PO box 8122
Area code 027

Leipoldtville is a town in Cederberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village 40 km west-south-west of Clanwilliam and 27 km south-east of Lambert's Bay. Named after the Reverend C F Leipoldt, Dutch Reformed minister of Clanwilliam from 1884 to 1910 and father of the Afrikaans poet C. Louis Leipoldt.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Leipoldtville". Census 2011. 
  2. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 275. Retrieved 28 August 2013. 
Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Moorreesburg
Matzikama
Cederberg
Bergrivier
Saldanha Bay
Swartland
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