Heuningvlei Explained

Heuningvlei
Other Name:Coe
Native Name:Tsoe
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.291°N 23.182°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:John Taolo Gaetsewe
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Joe Morolong
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.90
Population Total:2656
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.6%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:92.8%
Demographics2 Title2:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info2:2.3%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:1.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.2%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:8611
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05492

Heuningvlei is a village in Joe Morolong Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "the hollow of the bees where water gathers".

Heuningvlei was formerly owned by Turner & Newall.[2] Blue asbestos was mined at Heuningvlei until 1979, and many local residents suffer from asbestos-related diseases.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Heuningvlei . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Multinational Asbestos Miners Have Left a Trail of Deadly Fiber and Dying Workers in South Africa. Multinational Monitor, March 1982. 26 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Heuningvlei Asbestos Interest Group. Health Systems Trust. 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812221824/http://www.hst.org.za/category/company/heuningvlei-asbestos-interest-group. 12 August 2014. dead.