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Coordinates: 31°08′56″S18°21′29″E / 31.149°S 18.358°E / -31.149; 18.358 Coordinates: 31°08′56″S18°21′29″E / 31.149°S 18.358°E / -31.149; 18.358
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Matzikama
Area
[1]
  Total0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total650
  Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 7.7%
   Coloured 81.3%
   Indian/Asian 0.8%
   White 9.8%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 96.4%
   English 2.3%
  Other1.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8201
Area code 027

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

West Coast District Municipality District municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

The West Coast District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district. As of 2011 it had a total population of 391,766.

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

The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 6.6 million inhabitants in 2018. About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital. The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province.

South Africa Republic in the southernmost part of Africa

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Village 16 km south-east of Bitterfontein and 70 km north-west of Vanrhynsdorp. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘new rest’. [2]

Bitterfontein Place in Western Cape, South Africa

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Vanrhynsdorp Place in Western Cape, South Africa

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Nuwerus". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 344.