Modder River, Northern Cape Explained

Modder River
Native Name:Modderrivier
Pushpin Map:South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-29.03°N 24.6264°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Frances Baard
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sol Plaatjie
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:926
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:8700
Area Code Type:Area code

Modder River (Afrikaans: Modderrivier; "modder" is Afrikaans for "mud") is an irrigation and stock farming town situated south of Kimberley near the confluence of the Riet and Modder rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

The Second Boer War Battle of Modder River took place here.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dwaf.gov.za/dir_ws/wsnis/default.asp?nStn=pg_reports&cid=3&SAID=&SASID=&Prov=5&cursecAuthorityCode=&curLinkID=&curYear=10&curEntityID=03C91E020&curReportID=208&curParams=@UserNr&curlevelid=4 Water Services National Information System - Community Report
  2. Web site: The South African Military History Society: Military History Journal, Vol 10 No 4 - December 1996, LORD METHUEN AND THE BRITISH ADVANCE TO THE MODDER RIVER. 9 November 2018.