Wittewater Explained

Wittewater
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.9153°N 18.702°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:West Coast
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bergrivier
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.48
Population Total:848
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:1.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:98.0%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:97.5%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:1.7%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:0.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:7322
Area Code Type:Area code
Settlement Type:Village
Blank Name Sec1:White water

Wittewater is a town in Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located off the R399 road, between Piketberg and Velddrif.[2] It was established in the 1857 by German Moravian missionaries.

The town name, 'white water', references the waterfall that emerges behind it during winter rain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Wittewater . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Wittewater. SA Places. 29 August 2014.
  3. Book: Karena Du Plessis. Vanessa Cowling. West Coast: Landscape, People, Food, Texture. 2006-01-01. Struik. 978-1-77007-188-9. 106.