Rietbron Explained

Rietbron
Pushpin Map:South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.899°N 23.149°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:Dr Beyers Naudé
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:18.29
Population Total:1184
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:7.8%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:87.6%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:3.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:96.3%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:1.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:6450
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:044

Rietbron is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is on the R306 road.

Village 85 km south-east of Beaufort West and 64 km north-west of Willowmore. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘reed source’, ‘reed fountain’.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Rietbron . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 387.