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]