Avontuur

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Avontuur
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Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station
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Avontuur
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Avontuur
Coordinates: 33°43′30″S23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169 Coordinates: 33°43′30″S23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Garden Route
Municipality George
Population
[1]
  Total238
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6490
Area code 044

Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. [2] The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes.

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History

The name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. Water Services National Information System - Community Report
  2. "Official South African Geographical Names System". Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 65.