Louterwater | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.8°N 23.67°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarah Baartman |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kou-Kamma |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.99 |
Population Total: | 4829 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 27.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 70.3% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 1.0% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 74.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 21.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 6435 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Louterwater is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, located between Joubertina and Misgund on the R62 road.[2]
The town hosts a large apple and pear farm of the same name, which had been bought in 1961 by P. K. Le Roux, then Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs; the farm is still owned by his descendants.[3]