Eksteenfontein is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the edge of the Richtersveld World Heritage Site.[2]

Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein is located in Northern Cape
Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein is located in South Africa
Eksteenfontein
Eksteenfontein
Coordinates: 28°49′26″S 17°15′18″E / 28.824°S 17.255°E / -28.824; 17.255
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityRichtersveld
Area
 • Total0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total531
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African0.9%
 • Coloured89.3%
 • Other9.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans94.5%
 • English1.3%
 • Tswana1.1%
 • Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8284

The locals are mostly of Baster ancestry, people of mixed blood who were forcibly removed from the white farming area near Pofadder in 1945.[2] The town was originally known as Stinkfontein (stinking spring), but was later renamed in honour of a Reverend Eksteen, the pastor who had helped the Baster in finding a new place to live.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Eksteenfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Eksteenfontein is a perfect base to explore the Richtersveld World Heritage Site". South African Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2014.