Olifantshoek

For the town in Limpopo, see Olifantshoek, Limpopo.
Olifantshoek
Olifantshoek

 Olifantshoek shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°ECoordinates: 27°56′S 22°44′E / 27.933°S 22.733°E
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District John Taolo Gaetsewe
Municipality Gamagara
Established 1912
Area[1]
 • Total 66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 10,233
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 42.5%
 • Coloured 47.7%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 5.5%
 • Other 3.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 78.9%
 • Tswana 10.2%
 • English 2.1%
 • Sotho 1.3%
 • Other 7.4%
Postal code (street) 8450
PO box 8450
Area code 053

Olifantshoek is a town in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Village 60 km north-west of Postmasburg and 80 km south-west of Kuruman. It developed from a police post and is administered by a village management board. The name is Afrikaans and means "elephants corner" or "elephants glen", referring to elephant skeletons found there. Possibly it is translated from Tswana "ditlou".[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Olifantshoek". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 348.