| Owendale | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -28.27°N 23.418°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | ZF Mgcawu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kgatelopele |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 32.33 |
| Population Total: | 115 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 37.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 20.9% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 39.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 74.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 14.0% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.0% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Owendale is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located between Postmasburg and Daniëlskuil.[2]
An old mining town, it was owned by Pieter du Toit from 1998 to 2006, when it was auctioned.[2] He had reportedly bought the settlement as a base for Gemeente van die Verbondsvolk, a religious cult.[2] Members of the congregation wished to live in an isolated village, but the dearth of available jobs led to the disintegration of the community.[2] Asbestos mining operations had ceased in 1993.[2]
Louis Theroux visited the town as part of his 2000 Weird Weekends documentary series, in which the town is described as being for "whites only".[3]