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.

Garden Route District Municipality District municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

The Garden Route District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC4.

Western Cape Province of South Africa on the south-western coast

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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

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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.
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