Venterstad is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Venterstad | |
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 Dutch Reformed Church in Venterstad | |
  Venterstad  Venterstad | |
| Coordinates: 30°46′34″S 25°48′00″E / 30.776°S 25.8°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Walter Sisulu |
| Established | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,596 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.3% |
| • Coloured | 10.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 82.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.4% |
| • Sotho | 2.7% |
| • Other | 3.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9798 |
| PO box | 9798 |
| Area code | 051-654- |
Town 43 km south-east of Norvalspont and 65 km west of Burgersdorp[2] It was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J. T. Venter.[3]
It is one of the smaller towns that currently forms part of the Gariep Local Municipality, with its seat in Burgersdorp. The town and its surrounding areas are served by a 24-hour Primary healthcare clinic (Venterstad Clinic), previously municipality-owned, but since 2010 run by the sub-district office for Health of the Eastern Cape Province. It also supports a mobile clinic and a satellite clinic at Oviston.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Main Place Venterstad from Census 2011.
- ^ SA Explorer - Venterstad distances
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 456.
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