Eksteenfontein

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°E / -28.824; 17.255CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictNamakwaMunicipalityRichtersveldArea • Total0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total531 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African0.9% • Coloured89.3% • Other9.8%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans94.5% • English1.3% • Tswana1.1% • Other3.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
8284

Eksteenfontein is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the edge of the Richtersveld World Heritage Site.[2]

The locals are mostly of Baster ancestry, people of mixed blood who were forcibly removed from the white farming area near Pofadder in 1945.[2] The town was originally known as Stinkfontein (stinking spring), but was later renamed in honour of a Reverend Eksteen, the pastor who had helped the Baster in finding a new place to live.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Eksteenfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Eksteenfontein is a perfect base to explore the Richtersveld World Heritage Site". South African Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2014.


Stub icon

This Northern Cape location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e