Bitterfontein

Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road transport to the railway. It is also located on the N7 (Cape Town–Namibia) national road; the distance from Cape Town is by road and by rail.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in the Matzikama Local Municipality.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bitterfontein
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: West Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Matzikama
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 39.90
Settlement.elevation_m: 355
Settlement.population_total: 986
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: South Africa
Located in: Matzikama Local Municipality
Elevation: 355
Dialing code: 027

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postal code: 8200
Commons category: Bitterfontein

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Bitterfontein is located in the Matzikama Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 906 in an area of . It is served by a police station, a primary school, a library, and a satellite health clinic.

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