Oberholzer | |
Other Name: | Pretoriusrus |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.347°N 27.382°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Rand |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Merafong City |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.12 |
Population Total: | 5397 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 35.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 61.7% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 55.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info2: | 12.3% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 10.8% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 8.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 12.9% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2499 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2502 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville.
Laid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.[2]
The town of Oberholzer is situated in the constituency of Carletonville & there are no distinct boundaries separating Oberholzer from Carletonville. Together, they make one city.[3]