Riviersonderend
Sign in to saveRiviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about east of Cape Town. It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name. In the census of 2011 it was recorded as having a population of 5,245. The N2 national road passes through Riviersonderend, forming its main street; it is by road from central Cape Town.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Riviersonderend
- Settlement.image_skyline
- NG kerk Riviersonderend.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Dutch Reformed Church of Riviersonderend
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- 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
- Overberg
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Theewaterskloof
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- Main Place
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- Established
- Settlement.leader_party
- DA
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- Councillor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Piet Stander
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.57
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
- Population
- 5245
- Area
- 5.57
- Elevation
- 252
- Dialing code
- 028
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- inception
- 1923-01-01
- postal code
- 7250
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- Riviersonderend
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Riviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about east of Cape Town. It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name. In the census of 2011 it was recorded as having a population of 5,245. The N2 national road passes through Riviersonderend, forming its main street; it is by road from central Cape Town.
== History== The village was established in 1923, when Edith S V McIntyre sold a portion of her farm, Tierhoek, to the local Dutch Reformed church council for 6000 pounds. First known as "Rivier Zonder End" (Dutch for "river without end"), the name later changed to the Afrikaans "Riviersonderend".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riviersonderend” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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