| Riviersonderend | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -34.1503°N 19.9144°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Overberg |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Theewaterskloof |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Piet Stander [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.57 |
| Population Total: | 5245 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 12.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 75.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 10.9% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 86.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7250 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7250 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 028 |
Riviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about east of Cape Town. It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name. In the census of 2011 it was recorded as having a population of 5,245. The N2 national road passes through Riviersonderend, forming its main street; it is by road from central Cape Town.[3] [4]
The village was established in 1923, when Edith S V McIntyre sold a portion of her farm, Tierhoek, to the local Dutch Reformed church council for 6000 pounds. First known as "Rivier Zonder End" (Dutch for "river without end"), the name later changed to the Afrikaans "Riviersonderend".
The name itself was originally a literal translation of the Khoikhoi name "Kannakamkanna" ("river without end").[5]