Louterwater Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Louterwater . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Louterwater Estate. Louterwater Estate. 29 August 2014.
  3. Web site: History of Louterwater Estate. Louterwater Estate. 29 August 2014.