Lutzville

Lutzville
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Coordinates: 31°33′S18°21′E / 31.550°S 18.350°E / -31.550; 18.350
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area [1]
• Total	1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,108
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	11.4%
•  Coloured	25.2%
•  Indian/Asian	0.9%
•  White	62.1%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	92.3%
•  English	3.5%
•  Tswana	1.1%
• Other	2.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8165
PO box	8165
Area code	027

Lutzville is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It falls under the Matzikama Local Municipality.

Village 22 km north-west of Vredendal and 45 km west of Vanrhynsdorp. Established in August 1923 as Vlermuisklip, but later (~1950) renamed after its founder, Johan J Lutz. ^[2]

Lutzville is located next to the Olifants River and at high tide it is possible to navigate in a flat-bottomed boat to Papendorp, about 30 km downstream near the river's mouth. ^[3]

References

1. "Sub-Place Lutzville". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 286.
3. Erasmus, BPJ (1995). On route in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN   1-86842-026-4.