Vanrhynsdorp

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

It sits within the topics 1751 establishments in the Dutch Empire, Populated places established in 1751 and Populated places in the Matzikama Local Municipality.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.image_skyline: NG kerk Vanrhynsdorp.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dutch Reformed Church in Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#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: 5.99
Settlement.population_total: 6272
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Vanrhynsdorp
Country: South Africa
Located in: Matzikama Local Municipality
Population: 6272
Area: 5.99
Elevation: 107
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: NG kerk Vanrhynsdorp.jpg
Dialing code: 027

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inception: 1751-01-01
postal code: 8170
Commons category: Vanrhynsdorp
native label: Vanrhynsdorp

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Encyclopedic overview

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Vanrhynsdorp (also written Van Rhynsdorp; ) is a town located in the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape province in South Africa. Considered the oldest and most southern European-settled town in Namaqualand, Vanrhynsdorp serves as a gateway to the Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo regions to the north and east.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vanrhynsdorp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.