Olifantshoek
For the town in Limpopo, see Olifantshoek, Limpopo.
| Olifantshoek | |
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  Olifantshoek
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| 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 2 3 4 "Main Place Olifantshoek". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 348.
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