Lekkersing | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.002°N 17.097°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Namakwa |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Richtersveld |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.63 |
Population Total: | 363 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 1.7% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 97.5% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.6% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.3% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 98.9% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 1.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 8283 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 8283 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Lekkersing is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Lekkersing, located about 50 km from Eksteenfontein and 70 km from Kuboes, lies nestled in the hills of the Richtersveld. Temperatures as high as 53 °C have been recorded in this area.[2]