Eendekuil

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Eendekuil
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Eendekuil
Coordinates: 32°41′S18°53′E / 32.683°S 18.883°E / -32.683; 18.883
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Bergrivier
Area
[1]
  Total
0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
1,530
  Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 2.2%
   Coloured 89.3%
   Indian/Asian 1.1%
   White 6.5%
  Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 96.9%
  Other3.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7335
Area code 022

Eendekuil is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Situated 30 km (19 mi) north of Piketberg and 145 km (90 km) from Cape Town.The village was the terminus of the Cape Town railway until the end of the Anglo-Boer War, and it remains the railhead for the Citrusdal region, which lies on the other side of the Olifants River. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Eendekuil". Census 2011.
  2. B. P. J. Erasmus (30 September 1995). Op Pad in Suid Afrika: 'n Gids Tot Suid-Afrika, Streek Vir Streek. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 44. ISBN   978-1-86842-026-1.