Koringberg is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Koringberg | |
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Coordinates: 33°02′S 18°40′E / 33.033°S 18.667°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Swartland |
Area | |
• Total | 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,214 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 3.2% |
• Coloured | 84.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 11.3% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.5% |
• English | 3.8% |
• Other | 0.7% |
Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
PO box | 7312 |
Village 118 km north-north-east of Cape Town and 17 km north of Moorreesburg. Founded at Warren's Camp in 1923, it was thus named because it is situated in a wheat growing area. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘wheat mountain’.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Koringberg". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 259.